EIGHTEEN ARAHAN STATUES IN HOI KHANH PAGODA IN BINH DUONG PROVINCE

Abstract

Hoi
Khanh
Pagoda
is
an
ancient
pagoda
attached
 too
Binh
Duong
province
culture,
the
most
 prominent
expression
of
ancient
art
on
this
land.
 The
pagoda
is
a
typical
example
of
ancient
 architecture
and
contains
unique
traditional
visual
 features.
Hoi
Khanh
ancient
pagoda
is
one
of
the
 cultural
and
religious
belongings
that
the
 immigrants
brought
with
them
when
they
came
to
 the
discovered
land.
And
under
the
right
conditions,
 the
pagoda
appeared
from
the
spiritual
needs
of
the
 immigrants
in
the
early
days
of
reclaiming
land.

The
statues
in
Hoi
Khanh
Pagoda
are
mostly
carved
 from
jackfruit
wood꞉
nearly
100
wooden
statues,
 including
Arahans,
each
one
has
a
different
 appearance,
painted
in
red
and
gold,
creating
 beautiful
sculptures
with
high
artistic
value
typical
 of
the
ancient
Binh
Duong
provine
wooden
 sculpture
style.