Bo Da Pagoda in Tien Son commune, Viet Yen district (Bac Giang), is home to nearly 2,000 undamaged woodblocks inscribed in Han, Nom and Sanskrit scripts.

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At the ceremony

The woodblocks were recognized as a national treasure for not only holding natural, historical, artistic and architectural values, but also preserving the Buddhist thoughts of the most ancient Zen sect in Vietnam, the Lam Te Thien (Zen) Lineage.

Translated by Chung Anh