Wat
Chùa Bồ Đề (Nha Bích)
Chùa Bồ Đề (Chùa BodhiSathārāma) is a Khmer Theravada Buddhist Wat beside National Route 14 in Nha Bích commune, Đồng Nai province, Vietnam.[1][2]
History
The name Bồ Đề (bodhi) means awakening. The Wat stands on a level plot of about 2,000 m2 (half an acre), about 22 km (14 mi) southwest of Đồng Xoài; until the 2025 provincial merger it was in Hamlet 5, Nha Bích commune, Chơn Thành district, Bình Phước province. Thượng tọa (Venerable) Danh Thái dates the start of construction to 1903, when the Khmer residents of the area built it with their own labor and funds. In a thinly settled, hilly area marked by war, it long remained a simple building looked after by lay followers. In 1987 the provincial board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha sent Danh Thái to the Wat, and in 1989 he became its abbot. Rebuilding followed, and from 2000 the gate, the main hall, the sala, the monks' quarters and the stupas were renovated or built anew; as of 2021 the work was not yet finished.[1]
Architecture
The gate, on the east side, is about 3.5 m (11 ft) wide and 7 m (23 ft) high, built of reinforced concrete in the form of five towers in Angkor style, crowned by a lotus-bud tower and decorated with naga (serpent deity) heads in red and gold. The main hall stands about 10 m (33 ft) behind the gate and faces east.[1]
Religious life
In September 2025, for Sen Dolta, the festival for ancestors, a delegation of the Đồng Nai Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs visited the Wat with gifts for its monks and community.[2]