Xá Lợi Pagoda
| Xá Lợi Pagoda | |
|---|---|
Chùa Xá Lợi | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| District | District 3 |
| Province | Hồ Chí Minh City |
| Deity | Buddha |
| Location | |
| Location | Hồ Chí Minh City |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Geographic coordinates | 10°46′41″N 106°41′12″E / 10.77806°N 106.68667°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1956 |
The Xá Lợi Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Xá Lợi [saː˦˥ ləːj˨˩˨] SAW-LIE; chữ Hán: 舍利寺) is the largest pagoda in Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. It was built in 1956 and was the headquarters of Buddhism in South Vietnam. The pagoda is located in District 3, Hồ Chí Minh City and lies on a plot of 5000 square metres. The name Xá Lợi is the Vietnamese translation for śarīra, a term used for relics of Buddhists.
The pagoda was best known for the raids, in which the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, the brother of the Roman Catholic President Ngô Đình Diệm, raided and vandalised Buddhist monasteries and pagodas on 21 August 1963.