Pagode Dai Giac, Side view

Dai Giac Pagoda, Bien Hoa city, Vietnam - In 1779 the third princess Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh of King Gia Long on fleeing way from Tay Son force once stayed at the pagoda. Afterward when coming to the throne, she gratefully passed royal proclamation to upgrade the pagoda. Therefore people usually call it the big Buddhist pagoda. Under the rule of King Minh Mang the pagoda continued to be maintained. Princess Anh donated one large horizontal lacquered board engraved with three words 'Dai Tu Giac' hang in front of the main palace. In 1952, impacted by flooding aftermath, the pagoda was greatly degraded then it was restored.