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Beyond its striking architecture, a Vietnamese pagoda’s wartime story

Co Le Pagoda in Vietnam’s Ninh Binh province is known for its unusual architecture. It also preserves the story of 35 Buddhist monastics who left religious life to fight for their country.

Ancient Buddhist texts in Vietnam face a race against time

Vietnam’s Buddhist manuscripts, written over centuries in classical Chinese and Nom script, are scattered and deteriorating. Scholars and monks are calling for an urgent effort to preserve them.

A 350-year-old terracotta tower tells a story of belief in Vietnam

Stone elephants, horses and dogs stand guard beside a 350-year-old terracotta tower at An Xa Temple, preserving traces of a rare Taoist spiritual world in northern Vietnam.

Buddhist singer Ani Choying Drolma finds inspiration at Yen Tu

Nepalese Buddhist nun and renowned spiritual singer Ani Choying Drolma says a pilgrimage to Vietnam's sacred Yen Tu mountains left her deeply moved by how the country preserves its Buddhist heritage.

The young artisan keeping Vietnam’s Buddhist woodblock craft alive

For 16 years, Vietnamese artisan Nguyen Cong Dat has searched hundreds of pagodas for traces of his village’s woodblock masters, while fighting to keep their centuries-old Buddhist printing craft alive.

Inside Nom Pagoda, where sacred legends meet everyday Vietnam

Across a small bridge in northern Vietnam, Nom Pagoda emerges beneath old trees, a place where ancient clay statues, Buddhist legends and the rhythms of an old village market blur the line between the sacred and everyday life.

At 93, Khmer man’s 26-year labor of faith fills a tower with Buddhas

For 26 years, 93-year-old Khmer man Mai Huyen has poured his time, savings and faith into a 20-meter tower in southern Vietnam, filling it with thousands of Buddhist statues, many made by his own hands.

800-year-old Buddhist rock carvings named Vietnam National Treasure

A collection of 18 Buddhist arhats carved directly into a cave wall nearly 800 years ago in Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam, has been recognized as a National Treasure.

Vietnam’s 700-year-old Buddhist towers threatened by neglect

Archaeologists are calling for urgent action to protect three rare Buddhist relic towers in northern Vietnam linked to the origins of the influential Truc Lam Zen Buddhist tradition.

Two-colored rocks reveal a Buddhist story in Vietnam’s Yen Tu mountains

Rough brown on one side and smooth white on the other, the unusual rocks of a Yen Tu mountain stream are associated with a centuries-old story about one of Vietnam’s most revered Buddhist figures.

Con Son, where seven centuries of Vietnamese memory endure

Amid pine forests and mountain streams, Con Son brings together Truc Lam Buddhism, centuries-old legends and the enduring presence of national hero Nguyen Trai.

Vu Lan brings families together at historic HCMC pagoda

Thousands of people visited Phuoc Tuong Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City for Vu Lan, a season of gratitude marked by prayer, family remembrance and acts of kindness.

Minister Nguyen Dinh Khang extends Vu Lan greetings to Buddhist Sangha

Ahead of Vu Lan, Minister Nguyen Dinh Khang met Buddhist leaders in Hanoi, praising the Sangha’s work and the festival’s deep connection to Vietnamese traditions of gratitude.

Hanoi temple kitchen serves 150,000 free meals a year

Long before Hanoi wakes, volunteers at a small Buddhist temple are already cooking. Their kitchen provides more than 150,000 free meals to cancer patients and others in need each year.

Nearly 70-year-old Bodhi trees tell a story of Vietnam-India ties

Two Bodhi trees brought from India nearly seven decades ago still flourish at two of Hanoi’s most revered Buddhist landmarks, standing as living symbols of the deep cultural and spiritual ties between Vietnam and India.

Historic car recalls Venerable Thich Quang Duc’s 1963 self-immolation

More than six decades after Thich Quang Duc’s historic self-immolation, the Austin that carried him to the site remains preserved at Thien Mu Pagoda in Hue.

Buddhist chanting star Ani Choying Drolma to perform in Vietnam

Renowned Nepalese Buddhist nun & singer Ani Choying Drolma, one of the world's most celebrated voices in contemporary Buddhist sacred music, will return to VN this Sept. for 2 Sound Healing Concert 2026 performances under the theme "The Inner Seed."

Stolen time and again, Buddha statue remains village treasure

For generations, a village in Nghe An has guarded an ancient Buddha statue that has survived war, repeated thefts and billion-dong offers from antique dealers.

A pagoda in Truong Sa bearing the name of a naval hero

Amid the vast waters of Truong Sa, Phan Vinh Pagoda carries the name of a fallen naval captain, bringing together Buddhism, remembrance and maritime life.

Temple bells carry a message of peace across Truong Sa

Across the windswept waters of Truong Sa, Buddhist temples offer soldiers, fishermen and island communities spiritual refuge while carrying an enduring message of peace.