Tag: SouthEast Asia
 Buddhas - Besides the Statue of Buddha in Nirvada (with 49m long and 11m high is considered the biggest Buddhist statue in Southeast Asia) is the group of Buddhas on lotus (nhóm tượng Di đà Tam tôn, Tam the Phat) with A Di Đà statue in the middle (7 meters high) and Quán Thế Âm statue on the left and Đại Thế Chí statue on the right (6.5 meters high). The statue was made in 1962 by engineer Trương Định Ý. These statues are in Linh Son Truong Tho and Linh Son Long Doan Pagodas (built in the late 19th century) in Tan Lap village, South Ham Thuan District, Binh Thuan province, Vietnam.
 Lying Buddha - The Buddhist statue 'Buddha joins into Nirvana' (Phật Thích Ca nhập Niết bàn), or 'The lying Buddha' (Phat nam), 49 meters long, 11 meters high and considered the biggest Buddhist statue in Southeast Asia. It was sculptured in 1963 on Ta Cu Mountain at about 475m to the sea level by engineer Trương Định Ý. It is in the cultural complex including Linh Son Truong Tho and Linh Son Long Doan Pagodas (built in the late 19th century) in Tan Lap village, South Ham Thuan District, Binh Thuan province.
 Gathering of Four Supernatural Creatures - Gathering of Four Supernatural Creatures (Tứ linh hội tụ)in Suoi tien park is a site of Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise, Phoenix – symbols of peace and happiness with the head of Gigantic Dragon (over 300 tons in weight and 25 meter high). Meandering along the Fairy Spring, the trunk of this biggest dragon in Southeast Asia is 3 meter wide, 400 meter long, with an aquarium inside. Golden dragon symbolizes the national spirit, the king's power... 400 meter length symbolizes the 4,000 year long history of Vietnamese people.
 Side view - On Lang pagoda was founded in the 19th century, it is dedicated to the bodhisattva Quan Âm (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit, Guan Yin in Chinese). The pagoda is very popular among both Vietnamese and Chinese Buddhists. Most of the inscriptions are in Chinese characters, but some labels have been added in Vietnamese. The spirituality of the pagoda is a mixture of Pure Land Buddhism centered on the figure of Amitabha Buddha, special veneration of the female bodhisattva Quan Am, Taoism, and traditional Chinese religion, the latter including the devotion to Thien Hau (the Lady of the Sea) that is so typical of traditionally seafaring Chinese communities of Fukien, Canton, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.
|