Thien Tru Temple
Thien Tru Temple
VIETNAM, Hanoi, My Duc
The temple was established in 1686 by the monk Tran Dao Vien Quang. It serves as the main temple among the 13 that are located within Huong Son district. The temple suffered heavy wartime damage in 1947, 1948, and 1950, but was subsequently restored. It is listed as a National Cultural Heritage Site.
The important buildings include the main hall, the bell tower, and the Thien Thuy and Vien Cong Pagodas. The main hall has a hip-and-gable roof and is divided into two stories. The lower story is seven bays wide and the upper story is three bays wide.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture T-Z, page 1112.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Thien Tru Temple." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture T-Z, vol. 4, 2016, pp. 1112.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang and Lewis Lancaster. 2016. "Thien Tru Temple" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture T-Z, 4:1112.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, & Lancaster, L. (2016). Thien Tru Temple. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture T-Z (Vol. 4, pp. 1112).
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