The Dau Pagoda
at Thuan Thanh in Bac Ninh province was built between
187 and 226 AD.
It is the
oldest Buddhist temple of
Vietnam and is considered to
be the
cradle of Vietnamese Buddhism. The brick pagoda at its
center is known as Hoa Phong.
Dau Pagoda
Dau Pagoda
In the temple's
back garden is a Buddhist graveyard with
stupas
that
contain the ash
bones of deceased monks.
In the temple's
front court is a pagoda-like structure that has a roof
with upward
curved corners, which in
feng shui
are
believed to ward off
evil spirits.
Dau Pagoda
Dau Pagoda
In Vietnamese, this temple complex is referred to as Co Chau,
Phap Van (fig.), or Dieu Ung.
