Long Son Pagoda

Long Son Pagoda

important Buddhist temple and statue on a hill in Nha Trang

Location: 

Phật Học, Phương Sơn, Tp. Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa 650000, Vietnam

Duration: 

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Long Son Pagoda: important Buddhist site in Nha Trang
  2. Buddha of Long Son: 14 meters high, visible from far away
  3. History: destroyed by a cyclone and rebuilt in 1900
  4. Stability: only 3 abbots in over 120 years of existence
  5. Golden Dragons: two 7.2 meters long beasts

Image sources

  1. View from the Buddha
  2. Long Son Pagoda
  3. Buddha of Long Son
  4. Golden Dragon at Long Son
  5. Buddhas inside the Pagoda

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