Tà Cú Pagoda

Entrance to Tà Cú Pagoda
The Reclining Buddha
Statues

Mount Tà Cú Pagoda (Chùa núi Tà Cú) is a temple on Tà Cú mountain, Hàm Thuận Nam District district, Bình Thuận Province, Vietnam.

The statue of Reclining Buddha of Tà Cú is the longest reclining Buddha statue in Vietnam, and depicts the Buddha entering paranirvana.[1] It is forty-nine metres long and eleven metres tall. The statue was begun in 1963, being finally completed in 1966, and has become a favourite hotspot for tourists. It is located in Linh Sơn Trường Thọ pagoda,

References

  1. ↑ Lonely Planet Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & the Greater Mekong Nick Ray, Tim Bewer, Andrew Burke - 2007 -Page 398 "Further afield lies Vietnam's largest reclining Buddha (49m) at Ta Cu Pagoda. Most visitors take the cable car (55,000d return) to the base of the pagoda, from where the Buddha is a short, but steep, hike. Ta Cu Mountain is just off Hwy 1, 28km ...

Coordinates: 10°49′41″N 107°52′58″E / 10.8281°N 107.8828°E / 10.8281; 107.8828

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