Co Giang Pagoda

Co Giang Pagoda, also known by its Sino-Vietnamese name Hong An Tu, is located in Co Giang village, Le Chi commune, Gia Lam district. It is now Co Lam village, Thuan An commune, Hanoi city.

The stele 'Ban Xa Toc Ky' (a stele recording the village covenant, erected on the 7th day of the 4th month of the 14th Chinh Hoa year (1693)) states: Co Giang Pagoda was first built during the Le dynasty; Mrs. Nguyen Thi Mai, whose religious name was Dieu Tri, was a kind-hearted and devout Buddhist who donated 60 plots of rice fields and 100 quan of money to help the commune and wished to be made a posthumous Buddha patron. Everyone in the commune unanimously elected her as a posthumous Buddha patron. The memorial ceremonies followed ritual norms so that this wish would never end, and a stele was erected to record the event. Another stele, 'Hau Phat Bi Ky' (a stele recording posthumous Buddha patrons), erected on an auspicious day in the 9th month of the 23rd Chinh Hoa year (1702), further records the making of Buddha statues and the construction of a corridor at the pagoda: '... Now seeing that a person in the commune, Nguyen Thi Ha, whose religious name was Dieu Tinh, was a person of righteousness and affection, devoted to the faith, and donated money as merit: first to make Buddha statues, and then to build a corridor. She offered 4 plots of rice fields totaling 6 and a half sao. The commune accepted the fields and promised to establish her as a posthumous Buddha patron, and on her death anniversary and festival occasions the commune would make offerings...' From then on, the pagoda was restored and repaired many times with various items.

The pagoda is located in the southeast of the village and has a Dinh-shaped architectural structure consisting of a front hall and an upper sanctuary.

The system of Buddha statues in the sanctuary includes:

At the top is the set of Three Worlds Buddhas.

The second row consists of the statues of Manjushri, Amitabha, and Samantabhadra.

The third row consists of the statues of Ananda, Shakyamuni, and Mahakasyapa.

The fourth row consists of the statues of Tuyet Son, Cundi, and Maitreya.

The fifth row consists of the statues of Brahma, the Nine Dragons Throne, and Shakyamuni Buddha.

Co Giang Pagoda still preserves many relics: stone steles, a system of round statues, each statue with its own style, meticulously, elaborately, and finely crafted, with high aesthetic value... Each relic has certain historical value regarding culture and art through each period, creating the miraculous sacredness of the pagoda.

Co Giang Pagoda was ranked as an architectural and artistic historical relic by the Hanoi City People's Committee in 2008.