Bai Dinh pagoda: Home to records

The pagoda is part of the Trang An Landscape Complex which was recognised as a world Cultural and Natural Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) (Photo: Vietnam+)

Located on the highest hill in the region, Tam The (past, present and future) Sanctum is the biggest building in the new Bai Dinh complex. It is 34m high, 59m long and 40m wide, with an inside area of 3,000sq.m. (Photo Vietnam+)

Bai Dinh is considered the largest Buddhist temples complex in Vietnam and currently holds several national record-setting relics, including the largest bronze Buddha statue (150 tonnes), the largest bronze bell (30 tonnes), and the largest number of Arhat statues (500) (Photo Vietnam+)

By drawing on its rich heritage of Buddhist pagodas and ancient sites, this picturesque northern province of Ninh Binh hopes to attract more tourists from both Vietnam and around the world (Photo Vietnam+)

In 2010, Bai Dinh pagoda received Buddhist sarira from India (Photo: Vietnam+)

Gold gilded statues inside the Tomb Stupa (Photo: Vietnam+)

Inside the Tomb Stupa (Photo: Vietnam+)

(Photo: Vietnam+)

Bai Dinh pagoda is home to numerous records (Photo: Vietnam+)

Buddhist sarira is kept inside the Tomb Stupa (Photo: Vietnam+)

Bai Dinh Pagoda is famous for holding several records. So far, it has had eight records recognized as follows: biggest gilt Buddha Shakyamuni statue in Asia; biggest bronze statue of Buddha in Southeast Asia; biggest bronze bell in Vietnam; largest pagoda area in Vietnam; longest corridor with 500 Arhat statues; largest number of Arhat statues in Vietnam; largest Ngoc (pearl) Well in Vietnam; largest number of Bodhi trees in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)

(Photo: Vietnam+)