Buddhist antiques displayed in Da Nang

Hundreds of Buddhist antiques which havebeen stored in a temple in Da Nang City for many years will beexhibited to the public on December 24 for the first time.

 

Thich Hue Vinh, the abbot of Quan The Am Templeintroducing a valuable antique which has been stored in his temple for along time. — Photo thanhnien.vn

The municipal People’s Committee decided toestablish the Buddhist Cultural Museum as a place to display theantiques in the Quan The Am Temple, Ngu Hanh Son District, by the end of2014. This is the first Buddhist Culture Museum in Viet Nam.

Huynh Dinh Quoc Thien, deputy director of the DaNang Museum, said they accidentally discovered a “treasure-house” ofabout 500 objects, with more than 200 antiques which were assessed atthe Quan The Am Temple.

“We sent experts to study this large number of antiques with assistance from the temple’s monks,” said Thien.

“The collection of Buddhist antiques which arepreserved at the Quan The Am Temple have great value. From the Buddhastatues, bronze censers, to objects of worship all are uniquetreasures,” Thien added.

Nguyen Dinh Chien, deputy director of the VietNam National History Museum, said he was impressed at their rare andprecious value.

He said that many of these antiques are nationaltreasures such as a statue, which was made of precious white jade in theshape of the Bodhisattvas holding a baby in her arms, or a set of eightBuddha statues, made of bronze in the 9th century.

The temple has prepare a big exhibition space of about 700sq.m to showcase more than 300 antiques relating to Buddhism.

In addition, many ancient Buddha statues have been donated from countries across the world for exhibition.

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Buddhist antiques displayed in Da Nang

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