Pagode Giac Lam, Main temple

Giac Lam pagoda was built by Lý Thụy Long, a native of Minh Hương, in 1744, during the reign of Nguyen Phuc Khoat of the Nguyen lords, then the ruling family of southern Vietnam. In 1772, Thích Viên Quang of the Lâm tế Zen lineage arrive to become the abbot of the temple. From then on, the temple was known by its current name of Giac Lam.