The "ve chai" pagoda is located 8 km from Da Lat city center along Highway 20. In recent years, the pagoda has become a tourist attraction of many tourists inside and outside the country. The pagoda is also called "ted bottle" because it is mosaic by millions of pieces of bottles, bowls broken, porcelain tiles full color. After more than 20 years of restoration with the wonders, pagodas bring unique beauty and "own" many records in the country.
From the outside, visitors are not shy from the monumental work.
Linh Phuoc Pagoda was built in 1949 and completed in 1953. In 1990, the abbot of the temple decided to renovate the temple on a larger scale, unique architecture by the way Inlaid with thousands of porcelain crockery.
From 1990 up to now, Linh Phuoc pagoda is continuously built new works with unique bottle.
Around the pagoda are mosaics of images are very diverse, worth mentioning that they are mosaic from the bottle mugs require a lot of effort.
People around the temple often tell each other about the process of building the temple today. According to that, to make the temple is the work of artisans coming from Hue with Buddhist monks and nuns in the temple for more than 20 years. "In order to have enough bottles of porcelain to build, the teachers have to get bottles from the brewery, collect from the people living around the pagoda. Gom back then the teacher scours each item, cut into pieces to fit in detail mesmerizing, requires a lot of effort, "an elderly Buddhist Buddhist temple recounts.
It is known that to build the pagoda artisans had to build the cement in the shape of the dragon and pattern. After that, they choose the pieces of porcelain, porcelain, tweed to cover the details according to the molds are available in various colors. In order to get the pieces matching the details of the dragon body or pattern, the master must carefully trimmed the file to match each millimeter.
With unique works, Linh Phuoc pagoda is now recognized 11 record Vietnam, Asia and World records are: Vietnam's highest bell tower (36 m); Statue of Buddha in the highest house in Vietnam; The largest statue of Bodhi tree in Vietnam; Guan Yin Bodhisattva made of 600,000 immortal flowers; Sculpture of the king of wood (the peacock) largest in Vietnam; The temple is made of the most pieces of mosaic; Root timber contains the largest set of business in Vietnam; The largest wooden star trek in Vietnam (15 m long); "Song bách sấu" - works of art set a record Vietnam; Star-shaped wood table and chairs touching 12 largest armor in Vietnam; Architectural scene recreates the scene of Mien Lien looking through the 18 largest hells in Vietnam (the length of the tunnel hell about 300 m).
Here is a close up of the temple to the present:
The main hall of the temple is a sacred place, built from the hands of hundreds of artists, Buddhists and teachers. At the main hall is 33 m long, 12 m wide with 2 rows of cobblestone mosaic tiles, above are many mosaic bas-reliefs featuring the history of Shakyamuni and the histories in the Lotus Sutra.
Pictures of the water map of Vietnam are displayed at the pagoda gallery.
The seven-storey tower is 37 meters high, is considered the highest temple bell tower in Vietnam.
Inside the tower of Dai Hong Chung high 4.3 m, mouth bell 2.33 m wide, weighs 8,500 kg, cast in 1999.
Buddha altar in front of the bell.
Picture Monk Tang Monks to get business is reconstructed in the wall behind the 7-storey Spirit Tower.
Many visitors to the building have not forgotten to record their wishes, prayers, prayers on paper and stickers on the bell. After that, they will ring with the belief that their prayers will come true.
Statue of Buddha inside the shrine 324 Quan The Bodhisattva statue attracts many people to visit. Statue made of reinforced concrete, 17 m high.
Buddha statues outside the shrine 324 statue Quan The Bodhisattva statue.
External view of the 324 statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva from the 7th floor of the Tower.
A statue of Buddha inside the shrine.
The architecture here is the feat, the sophistication of hundreds of artisans, monks and nuns and teachers together. The altar has 3 floors, made of porcelain, each floor has 108 statues worship Quan The Bodhisattva size smaller.
The statue of the immortal Buddha was erected in late 2009 with a height of 17 m (including the Buddha, the Buddha and the halo). Buddhists and artisans used about 650,000 immortal flowers (about 1.6 tons of flowers), and took 36 days to become statues. Once a year, the flowers of the statue are completely replaced. On December 17, 2017, the Vietkings awarded the world record for "The World's Greatest Immortal Buddha Statue" for Linh Phuoc Pagoda.
Source: baomoi.com
