Founded in 1744, Giac Lam is the city's oldest surviving pagoda and the mother temple of the Lam Te Zen lineage. Its wooden halls hold gilded statues such as the Eighteen Arhats, finely carved panels, Buddha relics and a bodhi tree brought from Sri Lanka. Open daily 7:00–12:00 and 13:30–21:00; the Vu Lan festival in the seventh lunar month draws large crowds.
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