Hoi Khanh Temple

VIETNAM, Binh Duong, Thu Dau Mot

The temple was built by the monk Dai Ngan in 1741. It was destroyed during a war in 1860, and was rebuilt by the monk Chanh Dac in 1868. The temple was later reconstructed when it was severely ruined. In 2002, a 5.1 m high statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha was added. The temple is the seat of the Buddhist Sangha Executive Committee of Binh Duong. It is listed as a National Historic Site.
The main buildings of the temple include the main temple gate, main hall and a pagoda. The main hall is built on a stone platform. It has a hip-and-gable roof with a main ridge decorated by carvings of auspicious creatures. A veranda surrounds the building, with a pair of stairways at the front. The Buddha statues within the hall were carved from wood between the late 19th and early 20th century, and are works of famous local sculptors. The two interior walls are adorned with paintings of the Eighteen Arhats and the Ten Kings of Hell.