Hoa My Sakyamuni Buddha Statue (Quang Minh Temple)

Why Hoa My Sakyamuni Buddha Statue (Quang Minh Temple) is special ?

The temple has the original architectural style Tu Dam Pagoda (Hue) right on Highway 1A will probably lesser known works without a side: Shakyamuni Buddha stations.

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According to the document led, Buddha Air America Radio has started construction in 1965, completed the foundation and sole object, according to the scheme of the central Buddhist. Then the brethren Nguyen Ngoc Thuan, Binh Thuan and Save held responsible for the construction, completion of the lotus and metal Buddhas.

Nguyen Duong (Indonesia), born in 1930, former Patriarchal Family Buddhists and Mold Mold Assembly president Quang Minh Temple, near the flower market is the US, recall. Then he worried Vegan Campaign finance Mr Thuan is an architect, dedicated building. Part of the war, partly because of funding shortages works should be built in stages until 1975 and is still not complete. From May 9-1975, Ven Thich Nu Magic the abbot, conducting programs and restored temple inaugurated on October 15-8 items in the year of the Dog (1994).

Many materials, said Tran Ngoc Que sculptor took portraits 5 Thich pure taste, Sensory Nature, Don Hau Yeung, Thien Hoa to create objects should statue faces Vietnam. Inside Buddha station, 5 floors are paved with brick, ground floor 9.6 m diameter. 4th floor with a statue enshrined Buddha Shakyamuni Neck to Floor 5 is Buddha, here can observe the entire city of Da Nang.

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What to explore at Hoa My Sakyamuni Buddha Statue (Quang Minh Temple)?

Built in 1965, the statue has 5 floors inside. The 1st floor, with a diameter of 9.6m, has been used as a Buddhist library for the past 5 years. On the left-hand side of the 1st floor’s front door, 29 internal steps lead up to the 2nd floor which is an exhibition area for Buddha statues, calligraphic paintings, and pictures of Bodhidharma.

From the 2nd floor, there is a 26-step staircase leading to the 3rd floor which showcases calligraphy and watercolour paintings. From here, a further 23 steps lead up to the 4th floor and the display of a Buddha Shakyamuni Statue, and another 23 lead visitors to the top floor. Between the 4th and 5th floors, there is a 60cm-diameter circular window from which visitors can enjoy an amazing panoramic view of this part of the city.

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