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Chapter 48 of 72 in Hà Nội: Renowned Historic Buddhist Temples · pages 480–489

Quảng Bá Temple

Hoằng Ân Temple

Chùa Quảng Bá

Quảng Bá Temple (Hoằng Ân Temple)

Quảng Bá Temple, or Hoằng Ân Temple, is a major ancestral temple by West Lake, traditionally tied to Zen Master Ngộ Ấn of the Lý era. It has a distinctive Cửu Long hall, over 30 steles and ancient woodblocks.

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Key facts

Address
Tây Hồ Ward · Open in Google Maps
Founded
Said to date from the Lý era; not firmly established (according to tradition)
Heritage status
Architectural and Artistic Site ranked by the Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports (1991)
Lineage
Vô Ngôn Thông, Trúc Lâm, Lâm Tế (Linji), Tào Động (Caodong)
Book pages
480–489

Highlights

  • Cửu Long hall depicting Prince Siddhartha under the sorrowless tree
  • Over 30 Hán-Nôm steles of the 19th–20th centuries
  • Stupas of Supreme Patriarchs Mật Ứng and Đức Nhuận

Milestones

  1. 1628 Princess Ngọc Tú restored the temple and renamed it Long Ân
  2. 1821 King Minh Mệnh visited, renamed it Sùng Ân and granted silver for repairs
  3. 1842 Hoằng Ân tự bi văn stele erected after the renaming to Hoằng Ân
  4. 1913 Temple restored with a donation from Lady Lưu Thị Quán
  5. 1969 Temple became a training site of the Central Buddhist Study School
  6. 1991 Ranked an Architectural and Artistic Site

From the book

Quảng Bá Temple is an ancient temple located on the outskirts of Hà Nội. In earlier times, it belonged to Quảng Bá Hamlet, Quảng An Commune, Từ Liêm District. It is now part of Tây Hồ Ward, Hà Nội.

— Hà Nội: Renowned Historic Buddhist Temples, p. 486

Frequently asked questions

Where is Quảng Bá Temple?

Quảng Bá Temple is located at Tây Hồ Ward, Hà Nội, Vietnam.

When was Quảng Bá Temple founded?

Said to date from the Lý era; not firmly established (according to tradition)

Is Quảng Bá Temple a ranked heritage site?

Architectural and Artistic Site ranked by the Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports (1991)

Which Zen lineage is Quảng Bá Temple associated with?

According to the book, the temple is associated with the Vô Ngôn Thông, Trúc Lâm, Lâm Tế (Linji), Tào Động (Caodong) tradition.

What is the formal name of Quảng Bá Temple?

Its formal (literary) name is Hoằng Ân Temple.