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An old Buddhist temple, the Old Pillar Pagoda is still a place for Vietnamese to make offering and pray.It is often crowded as it is just beside another popular attraction, the Ho Chi Minh Memorial.
This pagoda was built by King Ly Thai Tho who ruled in 1028-1054. King Ly Thai Tho according to court records was childless but one day he dreamt of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara who handed him a baby son. He immediately married a peasant girl who bore him a son so in gratitude for this gift, he built this temple in the middle of the lotus pond akin to what he dreamt.
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