Tiên Pagoda

Overview & history

Tiên Pagoda – Mẫu Đầm Đa (also commonly known as Tiên Pagoda – Đầm Đa) is a tourism complex located in Phú Nghĩa commune, Lạc Thủy district, Hòa Bình province. Within the complex, there is a pagoda named Tiên Pagoda, which was recognised as a Historical and Cultural Site by the Ministry of Culture and Information of Vietnam in September 1989.

The Tiên Pagoda – Đầm Đa Tourism Area is a complex that includes many beautiful caves, temples, and pagodas, situated on the far side of the Hương Sơn mountain range of Chùa Hương.

Additionally, the Tiên Pagoda scenic complex is a nationally recognised archaeological site.

Place Names

Quán Trình (also called Trình Temple) worships the three Holy Lords, and is located at the centre of the Nhượng Lão region.

Mẫu Temple is a place of worship for the Mother Goddess, an indigenous and primordial belief of the ancient Vietnamese people; the temple is also commonly called Âu Cơ Mother Temple, and here is known as Mẫu Đầm Đa. The temple is built in the style of a stilt house of the Mường people, and behind the temple is a mountain range with many caves.

Mẫu Long Cave (also called Âu Cơ Mother Cave), with a stream flowing through it, is the abode of Mother Âu Cơ with the pouch of a hundred eggs and the Lạc Việt bird's wings.

Ông Hoàng Bảy Cave

Cô Chín Cave

Châu Sơn Pagoda (the main pagoda in the scenic area)

Suối Vàng Suối Bạc Cave

Cậu Bé Cave

Ông Hoàng Mười Cave

Cung Tiên Cave

Ông Hoàng Bơ Cave and Tiên Pagoda Cave

Bình An Cave (worshipping Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva)

Thủy Tiên Cave

Đệ Nhị Sơn Cave (worshipping the Supervising Official)

Tiên Sơn Cave (worshipping Mẫu Thượng Ngàn – the Mother Goddess of the Highlands)

Mẫu Thoải Temple

Linh Sơn Địa Mẫu Cave (Địa Mẫu) – a place of worship for Địa Mẫu (the Earth Mother, creator of the world)

Người Xưa Cave (Hồ Cave) contains traces and artefacts of ancient Vietnamese people and is also known as Người Xưa Cave.

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Visiting tips

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.