Vĩnh Tràng Temple

[1] In the middle of the 19th century, the temple came into being through the endeavours of the district chief Bùi Công Đạt, who organised its erection.

Following the death of Bùi Công Đạt, Thích Huệ Đăng presided over the remainder of the construction phase and the temple was completed in 1850.

[1] Between 1859 and 1862, French colonial forces battled the army of the Nguyễn dynasty of Emperor Tự Đức.

The French army prevailed and Tự Đức ceded three southern provinces to become the colony of Cochinchina.

[1] The main Tam quan gateway was built in 1933 through the labour of craftsmen recruited from the imperial capital in Huế, central Vietnam.

The three oldest statues in the temple are those of Amitabha, Avalokiteshvara and Đại Thế Chí bodhisattva, which are made of bronze.

[1] The temple is currently the office of the board of the provincial Buddhist Association of Tiền Giang Province.