The path of Buddhism

Taking a boat trip on Yen spring to Huong Pagoda - one of the largest and most unique religious sites in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

Huong pagoda is one of the largest and most unique religious sites in Hanoi with a complex of pagodas, shrines and communal houses. In the photo: Entrance to Thien Tru pagoda (Photo: VNA)

Visitors can take a cable car to reach Huong Tich cave - the most sacred and important place of the Huong Pagoda complex (Photo: VNA)

In Spring, pilgrims flock to Huong Tich cave to pray for a year of peace and happiness (Photo: VNA)

Surrounded by rock mountains and a lake, Tam Chuc in Ha Nam province is regarded as a Ha Long Bay on land (Photo: VNA)

With an area of 5,500m2, Tam The temple in Tam Chuc pagoda can accommodate 5,000 pilgrims (Photo: VNA)

Hundreds of Buddhist followers pay tribute to a Buddha statue made from precious stone in Ngoc pagoda in Tam Chuc (Photo: VNA)

Beautifully carved sculptures telling the tales of Buddha in Tam Chuc pagoda are created by craftspeople from Vietnam, India and Indonesia (Photo: VNA)

Ngoc Pagoda in Tam Chuc seen from above (Photo: VNA)

United Nations Day of Vesak 2014 at Bai Dinh pagoda in Ninh Binh province (Photo: VNA)

Paying homage to Buddha at Bai Dinh pagoda (Photo: VNA)

Bai Dinh pagoda has the longest corridor of Arhat statues in Asia (Photo: VNA)