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Chon Khong Zen Monastery, located at 36/11 Vi Ba Street, 80m above sea level, is a spiritual destination not to be missed when traveling to Vung Tau.

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According to the Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, the construction of Chon Khong Zen Monastery was started by Venerable Thich Thanh Tu in 1966. It was not until 1995 that the Zen Monastery was built with the current architectural scale.

The Zen monastery campus is about 2,000 square meters wide, with a majestic landscape "back to the mountain, facing the sea". The architectural complex includes: the ancestral tower, the main hall, the bell tower, the meditation hall, the nunnery, the guest house, ... located halfway up the mountain, surrounded by trees.

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Entrance to the main hall of Chon Khong Zen Monastery.

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Right at the entrance to the right of the main hall is the great bell, cast in 1998 and weighing nearly 1 ton.

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Chon Khong Zen Monastery owns a giant gilded Buddha statue. The statue was completed and inaugurated in 2021, located at the highest position of the Zen monastery.

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From the position of the Buddha statue, visitors can easily admire the whole view of Vung Tau city.

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At the foot of the Buddha statue is a large yard where tourists and locals can worship and take pictures.

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To visit Chon Khong Zen Monastery, visitors must first climb a long slope, with many green trees on both sides and cool air. The gate of the Zen Monastery is located halfway up the slope.

According to the monks at the monastery, the name Chơn Không is a noun that refers to the inherent unborn and undying nature of human beings. Naming the monastery Chơn Không also aims to express the monks and nuns' perspective on practice, awareness, enlightenment and living with a mind of true emptiness.

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