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Regional sacred-site guide

Sacred sites in Ho Chi Minh City

Explore 10 sacred places in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.

Showing 1-10 of 10 sites in this regional guide

Bà Thiên Hậu Temple, Chợ Lớn
Cantonese Mazu devotion and Chinese Vietnamese communal religion

Bà Thiên Hậu Temple, Chợ Lớn

District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The Tuệ Thành Guildhall in Chợ Lớn is both a Cantonese communal institution and a living temple of Mazu, honoured locally as Bà Thiên Hậu....

Bửu Long Pagoda
Theravada Buddhism

Bửu Long Pagoda

Long Bình, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Bửu Long Pagoda is an active Theravada monastery in Thủ Đức whose stupa complex supports meditation, almsgiving, and monastic life....

Giác Lâm Pagoda
Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism in the Lâm Tế lineage

Giác Lâm Pagoda

Tân Bình, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Giác Lâm is a historic southern Vietnamese Buddhist pagoda in the Lâm Tế lineage....

Jade Emperor Pagoda
Chinese Vietnamese popular religion, Taoism, and Buddhism

Jade Emperor Pagoda

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Jade Emperor Pagoda is a Chinese Vietnamese temple of linked celestial courts. Its incense-darkened rooms centre on the Jade Emperor while other altars receive distinct...

Mariamman Hindu Temple, Ho Chi Minh City
Tamil Hinduism with Vietnamese devotional participation

Mariamman Hindu Temple, Ho Chi Minh City

District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Mariamman Temple places a South Indian mother-goddess sanctuary within central Ho Chi Minh City....

Nghĩa An Assembly Hall
Chinese Vietnamese folk religion

Nghĩa An Assembly Hall

Chợ Lớn, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nghĩa An Assembly Hall is a Teochew communal sanctuary in Chợ Lớn, also known as Chùa Ông....

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon
Roman Catholic Christianity

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon

Sài Gòn, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon is the cathedral church of the city's Roman Catholic community....

Quan Âm Pagoda, Chợ Lớn
Chinese Vietnamese folk religion and Buddhism

Quan Âm Pagoda, Chợ Lớn

Chợ Lớn, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Quan Âm Pagoda in Chợ Lớn is a communal temple and assembly hall centered on Avalokiteśvara....

Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism

Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City

Xuân Hòa, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda is a modern Ho Chi Minh City center of Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism shaped by northern practice....

Xá Lợi Pagoda
Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism

Xá Lợi Pagoda

Xuân Hòa, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Xá Lợi Pagoda is a modern Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist center named for sacred relics of Śākyamuni Buddha....

Key questions

Ho Chi Minh City sacred-site questions

How many sacred sites are listed in Ho Chi Minh City?
This regional guide currently includes 10 sacred sites in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Which traditions are represented in Ho Chi Minh City?
The most represented traditions in the current guide include Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism, Cantonese Mazu devotion and Chinese Vietnamese communal religion, Chinese Vietnamese folk religion, Chinese Vietnamese folk religion and Buddhism, Chinese Vietnamese popular religion, Taoism, and Buddhism, Roman Catholic Christianity, Tamil Hinduism with Vietnamese devotional participation, Theravada Buddhism.
Can I view Ho Chi Minh City sacred sites on a map?
Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.