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GIÁC LÂM PAGODA - VIỆT NAM
Giác Lâm Pagoda is the oldest pagoda in Tân Bình , Sài Gòn. It wat built in 1744
and restored in the early 19th and 20th centuries.
In front of the altar there are 49 oil lamps and 49 statuettes of bodhisattvas.
The Pagoda has more than 100 ancient statues. In front of the pagoda is a big bodhi tree,
a gift from Sri Lankan great monk Narada in 1953. Giac Lam Pagoda has been recognized as a national historic heritage site.
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