◊ History

In the beginning, the pagoda was a Buddhist center well known throughout the country and abroad. At the end of the 4^th century, Indian Master Vinitaruci gave lectures and the first Vietnamese Buddhist doctrine was produced there.

Mac Dinh Chi, a mandarin under the Tran Dynasty, enlarged the pagoda in the 14^th century and the pagoda underwent several renovations during the following centuries.

◊ Outstanding Features

In Buddha’s main sanctuary, there is a large statue of the Goddess Phap Van, seated on a lotus flower, which is why the pagoda is also called Phap Van Pagoda.

In the pagoda's yard is a three - storey tower called Hoa Phong built in the 6^th century. In the tower, there is a large bell produced in 1793, a big bronze gong produced during the 18^th year of the reign of Minh Menh (1817).