Thien Phuoc Temple
Thien Phuoc Temple
VIETNAM, Hanoi, Quoc Oai
Thien Phuoc means Heavenly Blessing. The temple was built during the rule of King Ly Nhan Tong (reigned 1072–1127). It was originally a small hermitage where Chan Master Tu Dao Hanh practiced and was later expanded into a temple complex. It is listed as a National Cultural Heritage Site.
The temple is laid out in three parallel rows of halls. The principal buildings are the main hall and water pavilion. The main hall measures 60 m by 40 m. It houses statues of the Buddha and of Chan Master Tu Dao Hanh. There are two bridges, one on each side of the hall, named Sun Immortal and Moon Immortal, which were built in 1602.
There is a water pavilion in the middle of the large pond in front of the temple. It has a double-eave hip-and-gable roof with upward-curving corners and a doorway on each side.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture T-Z, page 1111.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture T-Z},
pages = 1111,
title = {{Thien Phuoc Temple}},
volume = 4,
year = {2016}}