Tran Quoc Temple: Stone Stele
Tran Quoc Temple
VIETNAM, Hanoi, Tay Ho
Tran Quoc means Calming Nation and it was formerly named Khai Quoc or Founding Nation. It was built during the 6th century and is one of Vietnam’s oldest temples. It has been expanded and repaired a number of times. The temple was moved to its current location during the rule of King Le Kinh Tong (reigned 1600–1619) of the Le dynasty. It is listed as a National Cultural Heritage Site.
The temple houses 14 stone steles that were inscribed according to imperial orders. The most noteworthy steles are those of scholar Nguyen Xuan Chinh erected in 1639 and scholar Pham Quy Thich erected in 1815. The temple also contains numerous exquisitely carved and cast Buddha statues, including one particularly popular statue of the gilt wood Reclining Buddha.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture T-Z, page 1151.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture T-Z},
pages = 1151,
title = {{Tran Quoc Temple}},
volume = 4,
year = {2016}}