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Modern · Buddhist · Vietnam
Linh Phước Temple
Trại Mát, Da Lat, Lâm Đồng · 11.9443°, 108.4995°
Maitreya Buddha; Quan Thế Âm (Avalokiteshvara)ModernMosaic
Sacred since
1949 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1949–1952; enlarged from 1990
Modern
History & significance
A Buddhist temple at Trại Mát, 8 km from the centre of Da Lat, built between 1949 and 1952 and greatly enlarged after 1990 by the Venerable Thích Tâm Vị. It is known for mosaic work made from broken pottery and glass bottles, including a dragon whose open mouth shelters a Maitreya Buddha.