Láng Temple

Key facts

Address

End of Chùa Láng Street, Láng Thượng Ward · Open in Google Maps

Founded

Traditionally built under Emperor Lý Anh Tông (according to tradition)

Heritage status

National heritage site (1962); festival is National Intangible Heritage (2019)

Book pages

330–339

Highlights

• Honors Master Từ Đạo Hạnh in the 'Saint front, Buddha rear' arrangement
• 198 statues, 15 steles and 12 royal decrees
• Octagonal Hall houses the Saint's palanquin before the festival

Milestones

1. 1656 Earliest Hán-Nôm relic, the Chiêu Thiền stele, is erected
2. 1778 A new bronze chime replaces the lost old one
3. 1901 Large restoration of over 100 bays by the Yên Lãng villagers
4. 1946 President Hồ Chí Minh opens a fair supporting the South
5. 1962 Recognized as a national heritage site by the Ministry of Culture
6. 2019 Láng Temple festival recognized as national intangible cultural heritage

From the book

Láng Temple is located at the end of Chùa Láng Street, Láng Thượng Ward, Hà Nội. In the past, this area belonged to Yên Lãng Commune, Từ Liêm District, Sơn Tây Province. During the Later Lê Dynasty, it was known as An Lãng Hamlet, Quảng Đức District, Phụng Thiên Prefecture. Under the French colonial period, it formed part of An Hạ Canton, Hoàn Long District, Hà Đông Province.

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