[1] It sits on the banks of an artificial lake, at the foot of the Sài Sơn Mountain,[2] near Thăng Long Boulevard.

He was the chief monk at the temple, a choreographer of traditional water puppetry, an inventor, and also a medical man and mystic in his village.

The mystic acts associated with the monk include him burning his finger to usher in rain and curing local people of disease by blessing them, in addition to performing many other miracles.

The middle chamber has images of Buddhas surrounded by demons, made of lacquer and garbed in red-coloured attire.

[1] The temple has three dedications: to Emperor Lý Thần Tông (1127 to 1138), to Gautama Buddha and his eighteen arhats and to the Buddhist monk and Thiền master Từ Đạo Hạnh.

[1] The statues of Từ Đạo Hạnh and his reincarnation in the form of Lý Thánh Tông are located in the hall next to each other.

During the festival puppet groups present water puppetry stage shows at the open air theater in the lake.

The sandalwood statue of the master, located in the temple, is moved with intertwined strings during the puppet festival.

[3] During other festivals held here, poems written by Từ Đạo Hạnh and Emperor Lý Nhân Tông are recited.