Top 4 most famous Zen Monasteries in Vietnam

Truc Lam Zen Monastery Dalat is a unique architectural work next to Tuyen Lam Lake, located on the top of Phung Hoang Mountain surrounded by Tuyen Lam Lake and mountains, bringing a sense of tranquility and peace, this is a place of religious beliefs. Many domestic and foreign tourists are interested with the largest scale in Lam Dong province. Built in 1993 under the design of many famous architectural engineers, including architect Ngo Van Thu – the famous designer of the Independence Palace located in Ho Chi Minh City. This is also the largest Zen Zen monastery in Vietnam.

The Zen Monastery attracts visitors with the majesty of a famous temple, airy space and colorful flower beds. The flower garden inside the monastery, this is the place where many different flower varieties from many parts of the world are brought home by monks from abroad to cultivate, there are many kinds of flowers, each species has a beautiful fragrance. The fragrance is different, but they all have one thing in common: they contain the affection, care and enthusiasm of the Buddhist monks and nuns here.

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• Address: Phung Hoang Mountain, Da Lat, Lam Dong

Lan Pagoda is also known as Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen Monastery. The pagoda is located on a mountain like a lying Ky Lan, so the pagoda is named after the shape of the mountain. Lan Pagoda is a pagoda located at the gateway to the center of pagodas and towers in Yen Tu and is Trinh pagoda in the Ly – Tran – Le dynasties. Today’s Lan Pagoda architectural system was built by the Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu and Buddhists from the ten directions of merit on a large and spacious scale. The main hall was started construction in 2002 on the foundation of the old temple of the Tran Dynasty. At present, the entrance to the Main Palace still displays traces of the temple foundation of the Tran Dynasty.

Lan Pagoda is the largest temple with the most magnificent architectural scale in the system of pagodas and towers in Yen Tu, currently planned on an area of ​​125.198m2. Every time tourists come to the pilgrimage to worship Truc Lam ancestral place, enter Truc Lam Zen Monastery to worship the Buddha, admire the temple scene and walk around Tinh Tam lake in front of the main door of the Dharma Hall, they will find their hearts and minds relaxed.

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• Address: Nam Mau, Uong Bi, Quang Ninh
• Chaired by: Venerable Thich Thong Phuong

Truc Lam Tay Thien Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen lineage is located in Dai Dinh commune, Tam Dao district, Vinh Phuc province, about 85 km west of Hanoi. The way to the Zen Monastery is a rather steep rocky road with many bends and turns and as a unique feature of this place, soaring pine trees greet visitors on the way up to the Zen Monastery.

The structure of the monastery is quite unique. The main hall (Dai Hung Buu Palace) of Tay Thien Monastery is located in the middle of the Zen Monastery and has a height of 17m, an area of ​​675m2, with 4 supporting pillars, each pillar is nearly 1m in diameter, so it can accommodate 600 Buddhists and visitors. Guests sit to meditate or listen to the Buddha’s teachings. To the left of the main hall is Lau Chuong, to the right is Lau Drum. Behind is the Ancestor House to worship the statue of Truc Lam three ancestors.

True to the nature of a place for monks, nuns, and Buddhists, the atmosphere here is extremely quiet. Surrounding the Zen Monastery is a pine forest that both creates a feeling of closeness to nature and brings a fresh and fresh atmosphere.

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• Address: Dai Dinh commune, Tam Dao district, Vinh Phuc province
• Phone: 0211 3814 207
• Abbot: Venerable Thich Kien Nguyet
• Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/truclamtaythien

Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery was started construction on July 16, 7, inaugurated on May 2013, 17. With an area of ​​5 m², this is considered the largest monastery in the South. The green space in the monastery occupies more than half of the area of ​​the campus, so the air is very fresh and cool. Visiting the monastery, you will feel relaxed and close to nature.

Along with more than 58 large and small Buddhist institutions across the country belonging to the Truc Lam sect, Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery is an orthodox representative in the Southwest. It has a profound meaning that unites the Buddhist community in all regions. Visiting the monastery, you will learn about the simplest living philosophies from Buddhism that are extremely profound. Entering the monastery feels like stepping into another world, where everything in the hustle and bustle doesn’t exist, only pure hearts turn to Buddha’s door.

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• Address: TL 923, My Khanh, Phong Dien, Can Tho
• Phone: 0129 905 5579
• Abbot: Venerable Thich Binh Tam
  
• Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/thienvientruclamphuongnam/