Located in the west of Thuy Son
mountain looking through the West, the pagoda was built in 17th century
(1630) and was restored 3 times in Minh Mang and Thanh Thai dynasty and
in 1970.In the reign of Minh Mang, the daughter of Gia Long King wanted
to be a nun in this pagoda.
It
was said that the King established the palace here to relax and to
enjoy the beautiful landscapes of Marble Mountain. On this occasion he
named the grottoes. The pagoda was given the name of national pagoda.
Inside the Main Hall, Di Lac Buddha statue sitting on a lotus are
worshiped, two sides are Quan Thanh and Bo Tat. Hung Lien who was the
teacher of the prince used to reside at this pagoda as a Buddhist
dignitary. There have been 18 Buddhist dignitaries since its foundation
day.