Organization
Chùa Cà Săng
Chùa Cà Săng is a Khmer Buddhist Wat in Hàm Giang commune, Vĩnh Long, Vietnam.[1]
History
The main hall (chính điện) was built hundreds of years ago. It had few patterns at first, with a red fish-scale tile roof and some simple patterns on the heads of the outer corridor columns. After the hall fell into disrepair and was restored, many patterns were added, and the older patterns were kept.[1]
Before 1990, many buildings in Khmer Wats were not decorated with as many patterns and carvings as in 2026. They were mostly built and painted where needed, or finished with added glazed tiles, so some looked from a distance much like village houses, as the abbot Thượng tọa Nhan Chane learned from monks and elderly Khmer. From about 1990, patterns and carvings were added to the hall, the hermitage, the dining hall and some stupas, depending on the abbot's taste or on donors.[1]
Religious life
As of October 2026, Thượng tọa Nhan Chane is the Wat's abbot (trụ trì).[1]
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