Truc Lam Pagoda - Dalat vacations info
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Truc Lam Pagoda

This is the largest pagoda in Dalat now, it is located on Phung Hoang (Phoenix) mountain, 4km from Dalat, established by Thich Thanh Tu Monk in the 90s and it was opened on February 8th, 1994. the area is 24.5 hectares and it is divided into 3 zones: zone for the MonHotel , zone for the nuns, zone for visitors. The first outline design had the attendance of a famous architecture, Mr. Ngo Viet Thu (the architecture of Doc Lap Palace - Thong Nhat Palace now in Ho Chi Minh city). This is the large Institute of Meditation in Vietnam. The aim of it is to cover the mediation in Vietnam (which existed in Tran period). Besides, Truc Lam is also an ideal place of interest with its ordery management, its cleanliness vehicles here are kept free as well as tolet service. Besides all of these big pagodas, Dalat has a lot of other small pagodas which can make a religious tour for visitors who want to search for special architecture.