Yen Lo Pagoda has an organic relationship with Yen Lo Village Communal House. The two structures form a typical religious cultural space of the village.
If the communal house clearly reflects the worship of the Village Tutelary God and the organization of the village community, the pagoda reflects Buddhist life and the people's need for goodness. The two institutions coexist, complement each other, and jointly participate in maintaining the community's cultural, moral, and customary order.
The system of inscriptions distributed throughout the relic complex further highlights this relationship. People who made contributions to the communal house, pagoda, and community are recorded across generations, creating a relatively continuous system of historical memory.
Therefore, the value of Yen Lo Pagoda should be considered within the overall Yen Lo Communal House – Pagoda relic complex, within the historical space of the village and in relation to the landscape of the Day River and the left Day dike.
Yen Lo Pagoda – Kim Tien Tu (金仙寺) is a relic of value in many respects. First, the relic reflects the formation and development of Buddhist religious life in the Yen Lo community. At the same time, the pagoda is an inseparable part of the cultural space of Yen Lo village and the Communal House – Pagoda relic complex.
Although the ancient architecture has been significantly degraded due to war and restoration processes, the historical value of the relic is still preserved through the inscription system and religious cultural practices maintained by the community.
In particular, the Han-Nom inscriptions are significant as direct evidence of the relic's history. The content of the inscriptions allows research into many aspects of traditional society: the history of construction and restoration, charitable activities, land, village organization, community relations, the custom of worshipping the Hậu, and religious life.
Along with that, the traditional festival is held on the 7th day of the first lunar month, and the rituals of worship, memorial texts, procession texts, and related customary practices form a valuable layer of intangible cultural heritage, contributing to maintaining community memory.
It can be affirmed that the outstanding value of Yen Lo Pagoda lies not only in its existing architectural form but also in historical depth, the Han-Nom documentary system, community memory, and religious cultural practices transmitted across many generations.
In the process of preserving and promoting the value of the relic, Yen Lo Pagoda should be placed within the overall space of Communal House – Pagoda – Yen Lo village – Day River – left Day dike, while attaching importance to both aspects: preserving the remaining tangible artifacts and maintaining the intangible cultural values being practiced by the community.
This is the basis for the relic to continue promoting its role as a cultural, religious, and traditional education address, contributing to educating present and future generations about the history of the homeland, the tradition of community solidarity, and the nation's moral principle of “when drinking water, remember its source.”
