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Linh Phước Temple (Vietnamese: Chùa Linh Phước, Chữ Hán: 靈福寺, IPA: [t͡ɕûə̯ līŋ fwə̂kˀ]), also known as Ve Chai Temple, is located at No. 120 Tu Phuoc, Trai Mat District, Vietnam, 8 km from Da Lat city center, on Highway 20. The 49-meter-long dragon temple is made of 12,000 bottles; the dragon's head is 7 metres high. Linh Phuoc Pagoda is considered a special architectural mosaic of Da Lat city.

History

Construction on the temple was started in 1949, and completed in 1952. In 1990, Ven. Thich Tam Vi restored the temple and built more new buildings.

Linh Phuoc Pagoda has had five abbots over the course of its history:

The Most Venerable Thich Minh The (1951–1954)
The Most Venerable Thich An Hoa (1954–1956)
Most Venerable Thich Quang Phat (1956–1959)
Most Venerable Thich Minh Duc (1959–1985)
Venerable Thich Tam Vi (from 1985 to present)

Architecture

The 33 m long and 12-metre wide main hall features 2 rows of cobblestone mosaics. On top of it are many mosaic bas-reliefs featuring the history of Shakyamuni and the histories of the Lotus Sutras. The temple grounds (Hoa Long Vien) have a dragon of length 49 m, the dragon enclosure is made of 12,000 beer bottles, and the dragon mouth covers the Maitreya Buddha. In front of the temple grounds is a 37 m high seven-storeyed tower, which is considered the highest temple bell tower in Vietnam. In the heart of the Dai Hong Chung tower is a 4.3 m high bell that is considered the heaviest bell in Vietnam; it is 2.33 m wide, weighs 8,500 kg, and was cast in 1999. In front of the temple is Quan The Am. There is also a gem display, antique chinaware and fine art furniture.

References

"Linh Phuoc Pagoda". Lam Dong Portal. Department of Information and Communications. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
"Chùa Linh Phước - ngôi chùa giữ 11 kỉ lục Việt Nam" [Linh Phuoc Pagoda - this temple holds 11 Vietnamese records]. Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ "Chùa 've chai' nắm giữ nhiều kỷ lục ở Đà Lạt" [Ve hai Pagoda holds many records in Da Lat]. VNExpress (in Vietnamese). 3 October 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
"Linh Phuoc Pagoda". DalatTrip. 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
"Ngôi chùa có Tháp chuông cao nhất" [This temple has the highest bell tower]. Buddhist Church of Vietnam (in Vietnamese). 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

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