Thần Quy Pagoda

Thần Quy Pagoda (whose literary name is Linh Quang Tự) is located on a high turtle-shaped earthen mound rich in legendary color in Thần Quy Village, Đại Xuyên Commune, Hà Nội. This ancient pagoda was ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a National-Level Artistic Architectural Monument in 1997. In the folk tradition of the Phú Xuyên heritage area, a verse has long been passed down: ‘Nhất Đọi, nhì Đa, ba Thần,’ praising the imposing scale and the especially sacred, serene spiritual space of the pagoda

Coming to the land of Thần Quy, now part of Đại Xuyên Commune, Hà Nội City, visitors not only encounter a countryside steeped in the traditional beauty of the Northern Delta but also have the opportunity to learn about an ancient pagoda rich in historical, cultural, and artistic value – Thần Quy Pagoda, also known as Linh Quy Tự. The pagoda has long been a familiar place of religious activity for local people and a notable heritage site in the monument system of the Phú Xuyên area. Records on the monument note that Thần Quy Pagoda was ranked as a national-level historical and artistic architectural monument in 1997. The imprint of an ancient pagoda

According to the monument introduction materials, Thần Quy Pagoda is located on a high earthen mound shaped like a turtle, associated with the image of Kim Quy in folk legend. This feature is considered one of the factors that gave the land and the pagoda the name Thần Quy.

In local folk memory, the pagoda was once quite large, situated in a spacious area with bamboo ramparts and a surrounding moat system. That layout created a complex that carried both the solemnity of a religious site and harmony with the traditional countryside landscape. Records on the monument also preserve the folk verse: “Nhất Đọi, nhì Đa, ba Thần,” used to speak of the famous scale of several pagodas in the region. Through historical upheavals, many parts of the pagoda have changed. However, the imprint of an ancient pagoda is still expressed through its overall layout, architecture, and surviving system of relics.