Linh Xa Pagoda (Huu Thanh Oai Pagoda)
Introduction
Linh Xa Pagoda is located in Huu Thanh Oai Village, Dai Thanh Commune, Hanoi City. The pagoda was built on a large flat plot in the middle of the village, facing the Nhue River. According to Sino-Nom documentary heritage at the relic site, especially the stele system, including the oldest stele, Hau Phat bi ky, erected in the first year of Vinh Khanh (1729), it can be affirmed that by no later than the first half of the 18th century, the pagoda had been built. The pagoda has been renovated many times; currently it includes the following items: Tam Quan Gate, main worship area, two rows of side buildings (for receiving guests and worshipping the Mother Goddess), the Ancestor's House, and the stupa cemetery area. Through many restorations and additions of new items, it has basically retained the fundamental features of a traditional Vietnamese pagoda. The most important area of the pagoda, the Front Hall and Upper Sanctuary, still preserves many features of Nguyen Dynasty architecture and sculpture from the 19th century. In addition to the architecture, the pagoda's statue system also retains quite a few antiquities, including 13 stone steles.
Linh Xa Pagoda was ranked by the Hanoi City People's Committee Architectural and artistic relic in 2007.


