Ngo Bac Pagoda

Ngo Bac Pagoda, whose Sino-Vietnamese name is Phuc Kien Tu, is located in Ngo Bac Village, Doai Phuong Commune. The pagoda worships Buddha according to the Mahayana tradition and is a place for the local people's religious and belief activities; it also contributes to educating people toward goodness, living with humanity and righteousness, and preserving traditional moral values.

The pagoda was built within the village grounds, on the left side of the communal house and facing the same direction as the communal house. Through history, under the impact of time and war, the pagoda's architecture has changed, but the local community has still preserved, restored and maintained worship and traditional belief activities.

At present, the main components of the pagoda include the pagoda gate, Tien Duong (Front Hall), Thuong Dien (Upper Hall), Mau House (Mother Goddess House), and the pagoda courtyard. The main pagoda has a Dinh-shaped architectural layout, in which the Tien Duong connects with the Thuong Dien to form a continuous worship space.

The Tien Duong is a lateral building with three bays and two side wings, bearing traditional architectural characteristics. From the central bay of the Tien Duong, the interior connects to the Thuong Dien, creating a solemn and secluded space for Buddha worship. Next to the main pagoda are the Mau House, courtyard and green tree area, creating a harmonious landscape for the overall relic site.

The outstanding value of Ngo Bac Pagoda is also shown through its system of Buddha statues, worship statues and ritual objects kept in the pagoda. The pagoda still preserves a stone stele inscribed Hau Phat bi ky dated to the 16th year of Thanh Thai (1904), a bronze bell and many valuable artifacts and ritual objects. These are important materials contributing to research on the pagoda's formation and development history as well as the belief life of the local community.

Not only a place of Buddha worship, Ngo Bac Pagoda is also a spiritual cultural space closely linked to community life, where people send their wishes for a peaceful life, a happy family and a secure homeland. At the same time, the pagoda contributes to preserving and promoting the ethical and humanistic values of Buddhism and the cultural traditions of the locality.

With values in history, culture, architecture, art and beliefs, Ngo Bac Pagoda together with Ngo Bac Communal House forms a relic complex of important significance to the cultural and spiritual life of local people. On August 10, 2005, the People's Committee of Ha Tay Province (now Hanoi City) issued Decision No. 1054/QD-UB ranking Ngo Bac Communal House - Pagoda as a provincial/city-level relic.