Visit the temple with a campus of up to 20,000 square meters

Hue Nghiem Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City attracts visitors not only because of its beautiful architecture but also because of its large, airy campus, many green trees.
Located at 299B Luong Dinh Cua Street (Binh Khanh Ward, District 2 (old), Ho Chi Minh City), Hue Nghiem Pagoda is also known as Hue Nghiem 2 pagoda to distinguish it from Hue family. The pagoda belongs to the Tonkin sect, is one of the famous temples in Ho Chi Minh City with a campus of up to 20,000 square meters.

The main facade of Hue Nghiem pagoda The pagoda was established in 1975, built by Venerable Thich Tri Quang. Previously, the current pagoda land was used to produce rice for the Hue family. After 1975, Venerable Thich Tri Quang built the workshop, then built Hue Nghiem 2 pagoda to increase them and Buddhists had a place to rest and study. In 1998, Hue Nghiem 2 pagoda was officially recognized. Hue Nghiem pagoda is now quite spacious and solid. Every year, on the occasion of the Great Buddha’s Birthday, the District 2 Buddhist Representative Board chooses the pagoda as the gathering place for hundreds of monks and nuns and Buddhists to attend. The cool green carpet not only makes Hue Nghiem pagoda more beautiful, but also attracts many visitors from all directions to stop and worship Buddha. In the front yard of the pagoda, there is a statue of Bodhisattva Quan The Am, 12 m high (8m high, 4m high), made of monolithic marble, weighing 60 tons, donated by the Venerable Master Kim Son Thich Tinh Tu pagoda. 2003. The temple usually only opens the main hall on the full moon day and the 1st. In the current period, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, visitors to the temple are much less deserted. People who go to pagodas also voluntarily keep their distance when burning incense and ceremonies to prevent epidemics. Statue of Bodhisattva Quan The Am is 12m high. Previously (the time of translation of Covid-19 did not break out), in the lecture days of the Venerable Thich Tri Quang, there were always many monks and nuns and hundreds of Buddhists coming to the temple to study. On May 27, 2000, Venerable Thich Giac Hoang gave the temple three relics of the Buddha’s relics and the two monks, Muc Kien Lien, Xa Loi Phat. The arrangement, harmonious combination between green patches, lotus pots, flower pots, stone steles, Buddha statues … creates a feeling of tranquility, peace and comfort for anyone who comes here. The temple grounds have many large-sized stone steles, engraved with the Buddha’s teachings. Spacious space with many green patches, flower gardens, small landscape with elegant beauty. In each courtyard, garden corner, lotus pond … all are given the names of each Bodhisattva by the Venerable Abbot, the Holy Sangha has titles in the Dharma States. Every month, there are two Sundays for Buddhists Dharma Hoa specialized in meditation. In addition, when visiting, the pagoda ceremony, visitors can also admire a new architectural beauty, which is the combination of architecture of Vietnamese pagodas and modern, sophisticatedly renovated Japanese temples. The main hall adorns the Buddhas: Buddha Bhikkhu Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattva Dai The Chi, Bodhisattva Van Thu, Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, Bodhisattva Maitreya. Hue Nghiem Pagoda is a combination of Vietnamese and Japanese architecture. The current abbot of Hue Nghiem Pagoda is Venerable Thich Le Trang. Before the translation of Covid-19 was not available, the pagoda regularly welcomed many domestic and foreign delegations to worship. The pagoda plans to construct the present pagoda into one of the most remarkable temples in Vietnam in the near future./.