Pitu Khosa Rangsay Pagoda is in An Cu Ward, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City. The pagoda was built in 1948, now it is more than half a century. In 2008, the pagoda was started restoration and was completed in late April 2012.
The center of this stunning building is the unique main hall. The main hall of Pitu Khosa Rangsay includes 3 floors built solidly. The four sides of the main hall are decorated with many patterns, showing the shape of Angkor dragon, Khmer Gods such as Keynor, Krud, Hanuman, and Teppanom… Each floor is elaborately decorated with paintings, reliefs telling the story of Buddha. At the most gracious position of each floor, there is a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha sitting meditation and many small statues in various poses.
Especially, in the pagoda ground, there is a dormitory built spacious with a two-storey bed next to the main hall for poor Khmer students to study peacefully. Moreover, every year, the pagoda organizes fundraising to give scholarships for poor students, help poor people, and build roads in many localities in Mekong Delta provinces. The total amount of money for social work has been over one billion VND.
On Saturday night every week, the pagoda is lit by many color lights. If you look at the pagoda from Xang Thoi Lake, the image of the pagoda shimmers on the lake; especially on the full moon day, it looks very beautiful.
The entrance of the pagoda
The main hall of the pagoda
Inside the main hall
The paintings and reliefs telling the story of Buddha
The pagoda at night
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