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Late medieval · Buddhist · Vietnam
Quán Sứ Pagoda
Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Hanoi · 21.0245°, 105.8453°
The Buddha (front hall); Master Minh Không (rear hall)Lê—
Sacred since
1400 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
15th c. (Lê); renovated 1822
Lê
History & significance
A 15th-century Buddhist pagoda on Quan Su Street in central Hanoi, raised on the grounds of a Lê-dynasty guest house built for envoys from Champa and Laos, who as Buddhists wanted a place of worship on the premises. Renovated in 1822, it now serves as the headquarters of the Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam.