Wat
Chùa Phum Ma
Chùa Phum Ma (Chùa Giri Kuma Kama) is a Khmer Theravada Buddhist Wat beside the border ring road in Thành Tân hamlet, Tây Ninh province, Vietnam.[1]
History
The Wat stands in the former Thành Long commune. Its formal name is Giri Kuma Kama, in Sino-Vietnamese Thiếu Sơn Tự; Phum Ma is the name of its village, from the Khmer proma, "porcupine", for the porcupines that once lived there. Venerable Long founded it in the 1920s with timber, bamboo, rattan and leaves, and it was the oldest of the three Khmer Theravada Wats of the former Châu Thành district. It later fell into ruin; rebuilding began in 2008, and its sima (consecrated boundary) was established in 2018. The grounds cover 1.6 ha (4 acres) with the main hall, monks' quarters, a pavilion, a pond and gardens. As of 2021, Đại đức (Venerable) Danh Đông was in charge.[1]
Religious life
On April 14, 2025, a delegation of provincial and district leaders visited the Wat with Khmer New Year (Chol Chnam Thmey) gifts for its monks and the community.[2]