Wat
Chùa Phirum Reach
Chùa Phirum Reach (Phirum Sok) is a Khmer Theravada Buddhist Wat in Rùm Sóc hamlet, Cầu Kè commune, Vĩnh Long province, Vietnam.[1]
History
By tradition the Wat dates from 1097. Heavily damaged by war, it was rebuilt in 1994. In 1958 a secret shelter was finished beneath the lotus throne of the main hall, where five or six revolutionary cadres hid; from 1969 to 1974 the Wat sheltered the provincial Party committee, its propaganda office and the Anh Dũng printing press. On November 4, 2024, the chair of the provincial people's committee recognized it as a provincial revolutionary relic (Decision 1926/QĐ-UBND).[1]
Religious life
The grounds cover more than 19,000 m² (4.7 acres), ringed by a lotus pond and old dầu and sao trees. The main hall faces east on a two-tier base, and murals inside show the life of the Buddha from birth to final passing.[1] As of September 2026, the head monk was Đại đức (Venerable) Sơn Chhun Nát, whom provincial leaders visited on September 29, 2026, for Sene Dolta, the festival for ancestors.[2]