300 artifacts related to Buddhism on display VietNamNet Bridge - With approximately 300 artifacts related to Buddhism through the Ly - Tran - Le – Nguyen dynasties, the exhibition of Buddhism cultural heritage open on May 17 at Xa Loi Temple, 39 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street, District 3, HCM City. The exhibition is held to bring heritage closer to the masses, enabling people to see Buddhism antiques. Photo: Bronze Buddha statue from the fourteenth century. According to cultural researcher Tran Dinh Son, Deputy head of the Culture Division of the Vietnam Buddhist Shangha, this is the largest ever exhibition of Buddhism cultural heritage. Photo: Bronze Buddha statue of Laos in the 16th-18th century. A wooden lacquer Maitreya statue of China in the eighteenth century. Bronze statue of Guan Yin of Vietnam in the 18th century. Bronze Guan Yin statue of Bien Hoa in the 13th century. About 300 artifacts (wood, bronze, ceramic, ivory ...) from the eleventh century to the early twentieth century are on display at the exhibition. The group is divided into groups such as ancient Buddhist statues of the North, the Central and the South, ancient Buddhist statues of Asia and South East Asia during the cultural exchange with Vietnam, ancient Buddhism books, costumes, etc. Photo: A set of Buddha statues collected by Nguyen Thanh Chuong. Ceramic Guan Yin (Tara) statue. Wood lacquer bell of the nineteenth century. The robe of an enlightened monk in the Nguyen Dynasty, the 19th-20th centuries. Embroidered robe with 108 Arhats of Venerable Minh Phat. An ancient prayer book of Vien Giac Temple. The exhibition will last until May 24. VNE