Xa Loi Pagoda

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Xa Loi Pagoda is a prominent Buddhist temple in Ho Chi Minh City known for its historical role in Vietnam’s Buddhist crisis during the early 1960s.

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Xa Loi Pagoda canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
pagoda
affiliation Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle modern Vietnamese Buddhist architecture
associatedWith Buddhist lay followers
Buddhist monks
anti-government protests in 1963
city Ho Chi Minh City NERFINISHED
constructionMaterial reinforced concrete
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
dedicatedTo Shakyamuni Buddha NERFINISHED
hasBell large bronze bell in the bell tower
hasBellTowerHeight approximately 32 meters
hasFunction Buddhist religious center
place of worship
hasPart altar
bell tower
courtyard
lecture hall
library
main shrine hall
monastic quarters
statue of Shakyamuni Buddha NERFINISHED
stupa
hasRitual Buddhist chanting
meditation practice
offering ceremonies
heritageStatus important religious site in Ho Chi Minh City
historicalEvent Buddhist crisis of 1963 NERFINISHED
pagoda raids of August 1963
historicalPeriod Vietnam War era
locatedIn District 3, Ho Chi Minh City NERFINISHED
Saigon
surface form: Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon NERFINISHED
locatedOn Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street NERFINISHED
notableFor being a focal point of Buddhist protests against the Ngo Dinh Diem regime
raids by South Vietnamese government forces in 1963
role in the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam in the early 1960s
openToPublic yes
primaryLanguageOfWorship Vietnamese
region Southern Vietnam NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
status active temple
subjectOf historical studies on the Buddhist crisis in Vietnam
journalistic reports during the Vietnam War era
tourist guidebooks about Ho Chi Minh City
tourism popular tourist attraction in Ho Chi Minh City
usedAs headquarters of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam during the Buddhist crisis

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District 3, Ho Chi Minh City contains Xa Loi Pagoda