The largest temple in the world – Tam Chuc Pagoda

Tam Chuc Pagoda tourist complex is known as the largest pagoda in the world, nicknamed “Ha Long on land”.

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Where is Tam Chuc Pagoda?

Located in Ba Sao town, Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province. Tam Chuc pagoda tourist complex is a famous spiritual destination in Vietnam and is also one of the largest pagodas in the world. The scenery here is poetic and charming with a vast lake, majestic limestone mountains and surrounding natural forests. The peaceful space of the pagoda gives visitors the feeling of stepping into a peaceful world, without worries or sadness.

Tam Chuc Pagoda worships the Patriarch Bodhidharma, Zen Master Nguyen Minh Khong, Zen Master Khuong Viet, Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, Zen Master Do Phap Thuan… who are national masters who contributed to the development of Vietnamese Buddhism.

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Possessing the terrain of “leaning on the mountain and facing the water” and the peaceful space of a sacred Buddhist place, the temple has attracted a large number of tourists to visit every year.

Go to Tam Chuc Pagoda by vehicle:

Tam Chuc Pagoda Ha Nam is located about 70km from the center of Hanoi. Therefore, you can travel to the pagoda by many different means.

Bus: Tourists in Hanoi can choose the Hanoi – Phu Ly bus route, departing from Giap Bat bus station.
Coach: This is a convenient means of transportation to Tam Chuc Pagoda, most of the coaches run on the Phap Van – Cau Gie expressway very quickly, it only takes 1 hour to get there.

Personal vehicle: You can choose to travel to Tam Chuc Pagoda by motorbike or personal car, if you depart from Hanoi, you drive along National Highway 1A, cross Cau Gie bridge and then go straight to get there.

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Good time to go to Tam Chuc.

The best time to visit Tam Chuc Pagoda in Ha Nam is in the spring, specifically the first months of the year, the time of the festival season, from January 10 to the end of the third lunar month, the climate is cool, in addition, visitors can participate in worshiping Buddha, praying for wealth and fortune.

In addition, you can also come here on important Buddhist holidays at the temple.

Entrance fee to Tam Chuc tourist area, Ha Nam.

Tourists traveling to Tam Chuc Pagoda in Ha Nam do not have to pay an entrance fee, but will need to choose one of two means of transportation: electric car or boat to visit:

By electric car: Ticket price is about 90,000 VND/round trip ticket/person. By boat: Ticket price is about 200,000 – 350,000 VND/person.

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Interesting sights at Tam Chuc Pagoda.

Tam Chuc Pagoda Ha Nam tourism has many interesting experiences, diverse and unique landscapes. Here tourist complex has the following attractive and typical sightseeing spots:

Tam Quan Gate

To visit Tam Chuc Pagoda in Ha Nam, visitors will need to go through the Tam Quan Gate. There are two Tam Quan gates, the outer and inner, which are built extremely massively, solidly and have unique patterns.

Thuy Dinh Guest House.

After passing through Tam Quan Ngoai, you will arrive at Thuy Dinh Guest House. Here you can check-in, buy boat tickets to explore the places inside the temple. In addition, you can visit the interior, see pictures of the temple and admire the panoramic view of Tam Chuc Spiritual Area.

Garden of Buddhist Sutras.

There are 32 giant Buddhist Sutras, each weighing about 200 tons, 14m high, made of green stone, neatly arranged, extremely solemn. Each pillar base is a lotus platform, hexagonal body, lotus bud at the top, combined with unique and extremely impressive patterns.