Cao Mật Thượng Pagoda

The pagoda is located atCao Mật Thượng Village, Thanh Cao Commune, Thanh Oai District, Hà Nội City; it now belongs to Cao Mật Thượng Village, Thanh Cao Hamlet, Bình Minh Commune, Hà Nội City. The relic site lies within the space of Cao Mật Thượng Village, adjacent to its sister village Cao Mật Hạ, forming a settlement cluster with a long cultural history on the right bank of the Đáy River.

Sino-Vietnamese name (literary name): Long Ân Tự Pagoda; like other ancient pagodas in the area, the pagoda bears a traditional Sino-Vietnamese name recorded in the village's system of horizontal plaques, couplets, and ancient steles.

Objects of worship: The pagoda is a spiritual center worshipping Buddha according to the Northern Buddhist tradition (Mahayana Buddhism). Here, a solemn system of worship statues is arranged, including: the Buddhas of the Three Times, the Three Honored Ones of Amitabha, Shakyamuni Buddha, along with Bodhisattvas (Avalokiteshvara, Mahasthamaprapta), Dharma protectors, Đức Ông, and Patriarchs who contributed to establishing and preserving the local spiritual lineage.

The pagoda is closely associated with the village founding process and the spiritual life of many generations of Cao Mật Thượng residents. Through the ups and downs of history, natural disasters, and war, the pagoda has undergone many renovations and repairs but still retains the rustic, peaceful character typical of the old Đoài countryside.