Phúc Lâm Pagoda

Overview & history

Phúc Lâm Pagoda, or Phúc Lâm tự, may refer to the following pagodas:

Phúc Lâm Pagoda (Na Hang) in Nà Tông hamlet, Thượng Lâm commune, Na Hang district, Tuyên Quang;

Phúc Lâm Pagoda (Bắc Ninh), located in Tam Tảo village, Phú Lâm commune, Tiên Du district, Bắc Ninh province;

Phúc Lâm Pagoda (Đông Anh), located in Mai Lâm commune, Đông Anh district, Hà Nội;

Phúc Lâm Pagoda (Đồng Nai), located at 123 Phạm Văn Thuận, Biên Hòa, Đồng Nai.

Phúc Lâm Pagoda (Hà Nam) in Gốm village, Thụy Lôi commune, Kim Bảng town, Hà Nam province;

Phúc Lâm Pagoda (Hải Phòng), located at 121 Dư Hàng street, Lê Chân district, Hải Phòng, the pagoda is also known colloquially as Dư Hàng Pagoda;

Phúc Lâm Pagoda, located at 120 Yên Phụ street, Ba Đình district, Hà Nội;

Phúc Lâm Pagoda (Thái Bình), located in Đồng Đại village, Đồng Thanh commune, Vũ Thư district, Thái Bình province;

Phúc Lâm Pagoda (Thanh Oai), also known as Dạo Pagoda, located in Dụ Tiền village, Thanh Thùy commune, Thanh Oai district, Hà Nội.

Phúc Lâm Pagoda (Ý Yên), also known as Tràn Pagoda (Yên Đồng), located in Vỉ Nhuế hamlet, Yên Đồng commune, Ninh Bình province.

Phúc Lâm Pagoda (Việt Yên), located in Phúc Lâm residential group, Nếnh ward, Việt Yên town, Bắc Giang province.

Dress modestly; remove hats and keep quiet inside the main hall.
Incense, flowers and offerings are usually sold right outside the gate; light an odd number of sticks (1 or 3).
Most pagodas open from early morning to evening and are free to enter (some major sites charge a small scenic fee).
Full-moon days, the 1st of the lunar month and Tet are very crowded; visit on weekday mornings for a quiet experience.
Ask permission before photographing inside shrines; do not touch statues or altar objects.