Located on Bao Dai Mountain, Dong Trieu district, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Ngoa Van pagoda relic complex is a sacred pilgrimage site attracting tourists all year round. (Photo: VNA)
The pagoda was the final destination in King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong’s journey of Buddhist practice and enlightenment. (Photo: VNA)
Ngoa Van is associated with King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong 's journey of Buddhist practise and enlightenment. (Photo: VNA)
Located on Bao Dai Mountain, Dong Trieu district, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Ngoa Van pagoda relic complex is a sacred pilgrimage site attracting tourists all year round. (Photo: VNA)
Located on Bao Dai Mountain, Dong Trieu district, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Ngoa Van pagoda relic complex is a sacred pilgrimage site attracting tourists all year round. (Photo: VNA)
Ngoa Van contains traces of ancient culture in the complex of the Tran Dynasty special national relic site in Dong Trieu town. (Photo: VNA)
Ngoa Van is associated with King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong 's journey of Buddhist practise and enlightenment. (Photo: VNA)
Ngoa Van Pagoda: a sacred destination in Quang Ninh
Located in Dong Trieu district, the northern province of Quang Ninh, Ngoa Van pagoda relic complex is a sacred pilgrimage site attracting tourists all year round. It is where Buddha-Emperor Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308) founded the Truc Lam Zen Monastery, a line of Buddhist meditation imbued with Vietnamese culture, and attained Nirvana.
