Due Pagoda in Hanoi

Due Pagoda (Quang Khai Tu) is located in Tien hamlet, Dich Vong commune (Tu Liem district), 6km northwest of Sword Lake. This pagoda was built more than 1,000 years ago, under the reign of King Ly Nhan Tong (1072-1128). Formerly Due was the name of the village and this name was given to the pagoda where resident monk Le Dai Lien (alias Le Nghia) practiced Buddhism here. According to his genealogical records, after his parents’ death, he turned his house into a pagoda to worship the Buddha and his parents. It is eye-catching; its engraving

works are delicate; patterns of dragons and phoenixes are trimmed with lacquer and gold. The pagoda has one portico, three- treasure pedestals, a main sanctuary and auxiliary houses. It still keeps a few Buddha statues sculpted in the 18^th century. Every year the Due Festival is held in the first lunar month. One can go there by taking the road to Cau Giay district and then to Dich

Vong. It is accessible by car, motorbike, bicycle, or cyclo.