Việt Nam Tự

Bai Dinh Pagoda

Starting…

Be a young monk in the Bai Dinh complex (Ninh Binh): walk from the inner gate along the Arhat gallery, past the bell tower and the halls of Quan Am and the Dharma Lord, up to the Hall of the Three Ages. Walk the temple, sit on a cushion, make 108 prostrations, count prayer beads, strike the wooden fish, listen to chanting, birds and wind. Visitors who are here at the same time are present together, without chat.

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What is an online temple visit?

Viet Nam Tu rebuilds Vietnamese pagodas in 3D so that anyone far away, unwell or without the chance to go can visit a temple online: walk the grounds, enter the main hall, bow, recite, strike the wooden fish and offer incense.

Buddha recitation: sit on a cushion, count 108 prayer beads with "Namo Amitabha Buddha", keep the rhythm on the wooden fish or listen to chanting.

Prostrations: go to a cushion in the main hall and press Bow to begin 108 full prostrations; a counter keeps your daily total.

This is a simulated space to encourage practice; it does not replace visiting a real temple and learning from monks and nuns.

The architecture is an illustrative model built in code. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sounds: kevp888 (Freesound, CC BY 4.0); tec_studio, jonopodmore (CC0), BambooBeast (public domain).

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Dharma name / display name

Pick two words for your Dharma name (no free text, to keep the temple peaceful).

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Graphics quality Ambient sound Volume Day and night follow the real clock (off: always daytime) Show FPS and stats (F3) Show colliders (F2)

My practice

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Controls

Left click: Click the ground to walk there. Click a cushion to walk to it and sit down.
W ↑: Walk forward.
S ↓: Walk back.
A ← D →: Turn left or right. The camera follows behind.
Shift: Run (hold with forward).
1 … 5: Palms together · Bow · Wooden fish · Beads · Sit (also on the bar at the bottom). Near a cushion, press Bow to begin 108 prostrations; press again or walk to stop.
6 / E: Offer incense: your monk lights three sticks, bows three times and plants them in the burner. They burn for 30 minutes and everyone in the temple sees them.
Space: With beads or the wooden fish: one bead, one strike. While walking: jump.
Right mouse: Hold and drag to look around. Release and the camera returns behind you.
Mouse wheel: Move the camera closer or farther.
E: Interact: sit on a cushion, read information, open doors, ring the bell. Gold markers can be used.
C: Sit down or stand up.
Esc: Close beads or wooden fish; pause.
F3 F2: Show FPS and stats. Show colliders.

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