It was also at Ha Noi that the unique one-pillar pagoda ( Chùa Một Cột ) was erected in 1049 by king Lý Thái Tông on a strong wooden pillar in the style of ancient temples of ancestors. According to legend, the king afflicted by not having a descendant, saw in his dream Quan Âm, the Goddess of Compassion. Sitting on a lotus flower, ...

(Chua Mot Cot). The French destroyed this temple on their way out in 1954. It was reconstructed by the new government and still commemorates the legend of Emperor Ly Thai Tong. It is said that the childless emperor dreamed that Quan Am, the Buddhist goddess of mercy and compassion, seated on a lotus flower, handed him a baby boy. Sure enough, he ...

Things are interesting when you come to see a foreign civilization. It makes you feel amazed so that you will get deeply into it. One-pillar pagoda is one of these interestingt things. I appreciate this cultural place.

It is located in the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, near the Ho Chi Minh Museum. Alright, it's really beautiful and the tale about ...

The pagoda is to the West of Ha Noi and was built in the time of King Ly Thai Tong. Legend has it that the king had no sons although he was rather advanced in years. So he often frequented pagodas. One night in his dream, he saw the Goddess of Mercy, Avalokistevara, appear standing on a lotus pedestal in a square lake to the West of the city, ...

One Pillar Pagoda was constructed to celebrate the tale of the heirless Emperor Ly Thai Tong, who dreamt about receiving a son from the Buddhist goddess of mercy and compassion, seated on a lotus flower. He married shortly after and bore a son, and the pagoda was built to honour the event. It is the most interesting of the city’s numerous pagodas, ...

The Pagoda is an architectural gem unique to Vietnam with only one Pillar. People say that it was first constructed in 1049 during the early Ly dynasty. According to a legend, Ly Thai To (The King) dreamed of the goddess Quan Am sitting inside a lotus leaf and offering him a son. Follow that belief, the Emperor married a peasant girl who soon gave ...