About 20 miles (32km) west of Hanoi; Chua Thay or 鈥楳aster's Pagoda' is dedicated to Thich Ca or Sakyamuni Buddha (the Buddha Gautama; born in 536BC). To the left of the main altar stands a statue of Tu Dao Hanh; the master after whom the pagoda is named. To the right of the altar stands a statue of King Ly Nhan Tong (1072-1127); who is held to have been a reincarnation of Tu Dao Hanh and during whose reign the pagoda was founded.

Thay Pagoda contains more than a hundred religious statues; including the two largest in Vietnam鈥攃lay and papier-m芒ch茅 giants which weigh more than a 1;000kg each. Tu Dao Hanh is said to have been a master water puppeteer; and demonstrations of this ancient skill are given at the temple during the annual festival which takes place between the 5th and 7th days of the third lunar month.