Ha Village Pagoda (Duyen Khanh Tu), Ha Phung Xa Village, Hong Son Commune, Hanoi City

Ha Village Pagoda belongs to Ha Phung Xa Village, Hong Son Commune, Hanoi City

The pagoda was ranked as a city-level historical relic under Decision No. 651/QD-UBND dated 651/QD-UBND, dated May 21, 2005, of the Hanoi City People's Committee.

Ha Village Pagoda, also known as Duyen Khanh Tu, is one of the ancient pagodas deeply marked by Buddhism in Phung Xa Commune, My Duc District, Hanoi City. Ha Village Pagoda is where Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, is worshipped. In addition, the pagoda also worships many Bodhisattvas and guardian deities for the people.

As a work with Nguyen Dynasty architectural style, Ha Village Pagoda was built with many distinctive items:

Tam quan: a structure comprising three bays, with closed gable walls and a two-tier roof with a tied neck ridge. Viewed from outside, the tam quan looks like a stylized lotus flower: the upper tier is small like a lotus bud, and the lower tier flares wide like a lotus calyx supporting the entire roof system. Around the main columns and subsidiary columns are stone bases. This structure was built in the third year of Minh Menh (1822).

Tien Duong (Front Hall): consists of 5 bays built in the style of gabled end walls with throne-arm details, and a roof with ancient ri tiles. The interior is smoothly planed and tightly joined, creating a solemn and pure feeling. Decorations on the wooden items of the front hall are mainly smooth planing and tight joining, with edge lines emphasizing durability. In the middle bay of the front hall hangs a wooden horizontal plaque bearing four Chinese characters “Tuong Lam Tien Giap”.

Thuong dien (Upper Hall): This is the main worship place, arranged with Buddha statues according to the standard system of Mahayana Buddhism. The statues here are meticulously crafted, so they all have high aesthetic value. Each statue has its own beauty and distinctive generalized features, representative of each specific figure. In the upper hall, all sculptural art is concentrated in the carved panels of the roof trusses. This is a carved panel of the four sacred creatures (dragon, unicorn, turtle, phoenix), a corner bracket carved with a single dragon, or four seasons transformed into dragons…

Throughout its existence, Ha Village Pagoda has contributed significantly to preserving the traditional cultural values of the nation and nurturing compassion and love for the homeland and country among local people.

Ha Village Pagoda – an unmissable destination for those who love spiritual tourism and Buddhist culture.