The Tara Bodhisattva statue-a national treasure over 1,200 years old-was recently reunited with its sacred relics: a lotus and a conch, after nearly five decades. The Tara Bodhisattva statue. The story of the Tara Bodhisattva statue-or, by its formal epigraphic name, Laksmindra Lokesvara-being reunited with its lotus and conch after nearly 50 years is more than a recovery. Inscriptions from Dong Duong record that he built a temple to Laksmindra Lokesvara Svabhayada, a form of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. On November 19, 2025, the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture unveiled the Tara Bodhisattva statue in its most complete form to date.

Source: VietNamNet News January 08, 2026 11:05 UTC