Yen Nhan Pagoda, Phu Yen Hamlet, Hoa Phu Commune, Hanoi City
Good to know
- It is advisable to arrive early for a spacious experience
- Free
- Convenient to travel by taxi or bus.
Introduction
Yen Nhan Pagoda is a religious art relic of the pagoda type. Yen Nhan Pagoda includes the following items: the Front Hall, the Three Jewels Hall, the Ancestor House...
The Front Hall of Yen Nhan Pagoda consists of three bays with two side bays, built in the style of closed gable walls with two sloping roofs covered with ri tiles. The Three Jewels Hall is a longitudinal four-bay building, connected from the central bay of the Front Hall inward. The Three Jewels Hall was built with three brick barrel vaults over wooden trusses to support the roof system.
In the Three Jewels Hall, at the highest position is the set of Three Pure Ones statues, similar in size and posture: each statue is 26 cm high and 17 cm across the thighs, depicted seated cross-legged with hands teaching the dharma.
The second layer consists of two statues of the Buddhas of the Three Times. This set of statues is 56 cm high including the pedestal and 32 cm wide across the lap, crafted in the lotus position on a lotus throne.
The third layer includes three Bodhisattva statues, one Amitabha statue, and one Amitabha Radiant Light statue.
The fourth layer consists of three Guanyin statues placed in a row: in the center is Guanyin of the South Sea, on the right is Guanyin Sitting on the Mountain, and on the left is Guanyin.
The fifth layer is the Jade Emperor statue, flanked by the Two Heavenly Kings.
The sixth layer is the Nam Tao - Bac Dau statues.
The seventh layer is the Nine Dragons throne and the newborn Shakyamuni statue.
The eighth layer is the Earth God and Giam Trai statues.


