The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Nam province is studying the proposal from India on preserving and restoring Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery (Thang Binh district, Quang Nam province).
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Previously, the Indian Embassy in Hanoi sent a dispatch to the People's Committee of Quang Nam province for comments on the restoration and rehabilitation of this relic.
According to Mr. Subhash P. Gupta, Deputy Ambassador of India, the project to preserve and restore Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery was agreed to be implemented in the Joint Statement adopted by the Prime Ministers of India and Vietnam in December 2020. After the meeting, a team of experts from the Archaeological Survey of India went to Quang Nam to prepare a detailed report for the above project from December 10 to January 19, 2024.
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| The Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery relic now only has the wall of Sang tower left. (Photo: Quang Nam Newspaper) |
After surveying the Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery area, the expert team commented: currently in this area there is only one recognizable structure, which can be preserved and restored. Archaeological excavations at Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery have been conducted in the past. Therefore, in order to have any further assessment of this area, clearing trees and land to identify the archaeological structures that need to be restored is necessary. The boundary of Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery also needs to be redefined.
The Indian expert team requested the Vietnamese side to share reports and documents related to previous archaeological excavations for research and preparation of a detailed report on the project.
Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery is one of the Buddhist monasteries of the Champa Kingdom, one of the largest monasteries in Southeast Asia at that time. The Buddhist monastery is located in Dong Duong village, Binh Dinh Bac commune, Thang Binh district, Quang Nam province, and was recognized as a special national monument in 2019.
According to recorded documents, Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery was built by King Indravarman II of the Champa Kingdom in 875 to worship the Bodhisattva who protected the dynasty, Laksmindra - Lokesvara. During the French colonial period, the French organized many excavations at Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery and found many valuable artifacts. The most prominent of which is the bronze statue of Bodhisattva Tara, over 1.1m high, one of the most beautiful in Southeast Asia. During the war, the relic was severely damaged, now only the tower wall remains, called Sang Tower by the people, along with the foundations of the architectural works and some buried decorations.
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