Address: Thu Le Nam hamlet, Sia townlet, Quang Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province
Thu Le pagoda, so-called Phat Loi pagoda was named as Hung Le by Emperor Bao Dai (1913 - 1997).
Thu Le was one of the villages early established in Thuan Hoa. Through ups and downs, the village still preserves Vietnamese cultural features such as village hall, pagoda, shrine and clan house, etc. This is associated with religion and culture of Vietnamese village. Particularly, Thu Le pagoda has existed for so long and known with the legend of Phat Loi statue. It reflects folk religion and a cross cultural imprint between Vietnam and Champa.
Thu Le pagoda is highly regarded in culture, architecture and arts. It is recognized as national relic. Despite its moderate size, the pagoda is highly valued in terms of architecture and fine-arts. It is a combination of royal and traditional architectures, a resource for researchers to learn more about the architecture and traditional wooden structures remaining in Thu Le village in particular and Hue in general.
The pagoda not only hosts religious and spiritual activities, but also reminds those living away from home of their home village and ancestors, and retains moral values. The pagoda plays an important role in the mind of villagers since banyan tree, well and pagoda symbolized the belief, life and village’s culture as a whole.
Thu Le pagoda was recognized as a province-level historical cultural relic on Decision 761/QD-UBND on May 4, 2012 by the People’s Committee of Thua Thien Hue province.