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Bai Dinh Pagoda is located in the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in Gia Sinh Commune, Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province, far from Ho Chi Minh City. Ninh Binh is about 18 km and about 100 km from Hanoi capital. Bai Dinh is known as the largest temple in Southeast Asia, known for many Asian and Vietnamese records such as: The temple has the largest golden Buddha in Asia, the longest Arhat corridor in Asia, the pagoda. The tallest Buddha statue in Asia and the largest bronze Maitreya Buddha statue in Southeast Asia...
Bai Dinh Mountain has a long history, it is associated with many anecdotes and legends about a famous Zen master of the South - Ly Dynasty, Nguyen Minh Khong, who laid the foundation and built the statue. Buddha and opened the Buddha land here. Bai Dinh Pagoda (ancient temple) was founded in 1136 by Zen master Nguyen Minh Khong, including places such as: Ngoc Well, Patriarch worshiping cave, Buddha worshiping cave, Mother worshiping cave, Cao Son altar...
Since 2003, on the basis of the ancient temple, Xuan Truong Construction Enterprise has invested in restoring and expanding the pagoda with a total area of more than 1000 hectares today. The typical architectural works of the pagoda (new pagoda) now include: Tam Quan Gate, Bell Tower, Quan The Am Palace, Taoist Temple, Tam The Palace, Bao Thap and Arhat Corridor... In addition, The pagoda still has many constructions that are still under construction such as: Buddhist Cultural Park, Dam Thi Lake, Liberation Lake, Green Park...
On June 23, 2014, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex (including Bai Dinh Pagoda) was recognized by the World Heritage Committee as the first mixed World Heritage Site in Vietnam for culture and nature.