The pagoda was started to be built in the 19th century, and has undergone many restorations and repairs due to damage caused by time and war. With a total area of over 3,000m2, the pagoda has a spacious, airy campus with many large trees, many stone towers, lamp posts, and elaborately and delicately carved reliefs. Before entering the main hall, visitors can enjoy a beautiful mosaic of a dragon face and the word "Van" along with many other mascots.
The main hall area has many majestic bronze Buddha statues in many postures, along with large candles and especially a very beautiful reclining Buddha statue. In the meaning of feng shui, worshiping a reclining Buddha statue brings purity, peace, and prosperity to the masses.
Visitors are guided to the right of Long Son Pagoda, through 193 more steps and you will reach the top of the hill. But before that, on the 44th step is a statue of Buddha entering Nirvana, 7m long and 5m high. Behind the statue is a relief of 49 monks clasping their hands in prayer. And finally, on the top of the hill of Long Son Pagoda is the statue of Golden Buddha, also known as the White Buddha. The Buddha statue was built in 1963, 24m high, the statue alone is 14m high, the lotus platform is 7m high and 10m wide in diameter, recognized as the largest outdoor Buddha statue in Vietnam. Below the lotus platform are portraits of Venerable Thich Quang Duc and 6 monks who burned themselves to protest the policy of suppressing Vietnamese Buddhism in 1963 by the Ngo Dinh Diem government...
Coming to Long Son Pagoda, visitors feel like they have found peace in their hearts, seeing the noisy life following the whirlwind of making a living as if it were outside the Zen gate. In the space of Zen, people feel calmer, look deeper into their inner self and wonder about the values of life they pursue. In the pagoda, there is a sign engraved with the words: "Like a solid mountain, never shaken by the wind, words of slander or praise, never shake the great wisdom". Are you and I great wisdom?
