Visitors at the 100-year-old Buu Son Pagoda, known as the Hanoi-based One Pillar Pagoda, in Dong Nai province, built in the 18th century. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - The 100-year-old Buu Son Pagoda in southern Dong Naiprovince, built in the 18th century, rests on only one pillar.
The pagoda in Bien Hoa city’s Hoa Binh ward was built initially with bamboowalls and wooden columns. The 100sq.m sanctum has an octagonal roof thatrepresents the eight-fold path to free oneself from suffering, according to thetenets of Buddhism.
After two major renovations in 1937 and 1965 during which all the roof trusseswere rebuilt and connected at one centre pillar, locals started to call it theOne Pillar Pagoda.
It is structurally different from Hanoi’s One Pillar Pagoda where one mainoutdoor pillar carries the entire pagoda's weight.
The Buu Son Pagoda has one wooden pillar in the middle of the sanctum,surrounded by Buddha idols that are placed based on the northern doctrines.
After several restorations, Buu Son Pagoda is now a modern structure spreadover 1,000sq.m in the middle of Bien Hoa city./.
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Visitors at the 100-year-old Buu Son Pagoda, known as the Hanoi-based One Pillar Pagoda, in Dong Nai province, built in the 18th century. (Photo: VNA) 
