Buddhist artifacts exhibited in Danang
(VOV) -More than 150 Buddhist artifacts spanining the 7th to the 20th centuries are currently on display at an exhibition in the central city of Danang.
The event, entitled “The Quintessence of Ancient Vietnamese Buddhist Artifacts”, was organised by the Danang Museum and the Danang Buddhist Shangha as part of celebrating the annual Vu Lan (7th Full Moon) Festival.
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The artifacts range from paintings and statues to Buddhist woodblock prints and objects of worship. Shaped out of a variety of materials, they are on loan from ancient pagodas such as Quan The Am, Linh Ung, Pho Da, and Phuoc Lam.
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A highlight of the exhibition, which will last until September 26, are the sculptures King Minh Mang presented to Danang’s Tam Thai pagoda hundreds of years ago.
Visitors can witness the physical legacy of Buddhist culture preserved by adherents united in faith over distances of millennia.