Taking place from July 8th to July 13th (June 14th to June 19th on the lunar calendar), the Anniversary of Quan The Am Bodhisattva's Enlightenment is an important festival at Ba Den Mountain for Buddhists and tourists to show their respect to Quan The Am Bodhisattva.
In Buddhist culture, the Anniversary of Quan The Am Bodhisattva's Enlightenment is one of the three important annual festivals for Buddhists to express their reverence for Quan The Am Bodhisattva – a symbol of compassion, selflessness, and salvation of sentient beings. On June 19th of the lunar calendar every year, Buddhists around the world turn to the Bodhisattva who practiced compassion and attained enlightenment, saving suffering beings, and reminding each other to live with compassion and kindness.
Ba Den Mountain peak with the majestic statue of Buddha Ba Tay Bo Da Son. Photo: Sun World Ba Den Mountain
For the people of Southern Vietnam in general, and Tay Ninh province in particular, the image of Quan The Am always holds an important position in spiritual life. At Ba Den Mountain, Buddhists and tourists can visit the incarnations of Quan The Am Bodhisattva in the form of Linh Son Thanh Mau at the Ba Chua system, and the majestic statue of Buddha Ba Tay Bo Da Son on the mountaintop. On the Anniversary of Quan The Am Bodhisattva's Enlightenment every year, a large number of Buddhists and tourists from all over the country come to this sacred mountain to find a strong spiritual support before the Bodhisattva who is always ready to listen and save sentient beings.
Tourists pay homage to the statue of Quan The Am Bodhisattva at Ba Chua Pagoda. Photo: Sun World Ba Den Mountain
During this year's Anniversary of Quan The Am Bodhisattva at Ba Den Mountain, Buddhists and tourists will be able to immerse themselves in the solemn atmosphere of the festival with many meaningful spiritual activities. The Ba Chua complex with the ancient Linh Son Tien Thach temple, filled with flags and flowers, and the legendary Dien Ba will be where Buddhists and tourists can turn to Quan The Am Bodhisattva with respectful incense offerings.
On top of Ba Den Mountain, visitors can admire and feel the compassion of the statue of Buddha Ba Tay Bo Da Son standing majestically on a bronze lotus pedestal at an altitude of 986m. The statue of Buddha Ba Tay Bo Da Son has high hair, wears a long scarf, and wears a crown in a solemn, gentle, and graceful manner, symbolizing the virtue and compassion of Quan The Am Bodhisattva.
Statue of the Goddess of Mercy Tay Bo Da Son on the top of Ba Den Mountain. Photo: Bin Tran
Here, amidst the peaceful Buddhist exhibition space, visitors can admire the various forms of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, modeled after classic Buddhist works from around the world, such as the Southern Sea Guanyin (12th century in China), the Thousand-Armed Senju Kannon Bodhisattva (8th century in Japan), the Tara Bodhisattva (14th century in Nepal), and the Thousand-Armed, Thousand-Eyed Guanyin (15th century in Nepal)...
Especially, on the evening of Saturday, July 12, 2025 (the 18th of the 6th lunar month), a grand ceremony of offering lights to celebrate the Enlightenment of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva will be held at Tay Bo Da Son Square. In the shimmering light of thousands of lanterns, Buddhists and visitors will participate in the offering and releasing of lanterns, with reverence for the great merit of the Bodhisattva.
For many years, the lantern offering ceremony on Saturday evenings has become a sacred ritual, a distinctive feature of Ba Den Mountain, and a reason for visitors from all over the country to return to the highest mountain in the South.
Lantern offering ceremony on Ba Den Mountain. Photo: Sun World Ba Den Mountain
To facilitate local people's pilgrimage and participation in spiritual and cultural activities at Ba Den Mountain, the Ba Den Mountain tourism area is implementing a preferential ticket price policy for all residents of Tay Ninh province (new), applicable from July 1 to December 31, 2025. Accordingly, the cable car ticket (round trip) to Ba Chua Temple is only VND 200,000/adult, VND 120,000/child. Cable car ticket to the top of the mountain is VND 350,000/adult, VND 250,000/child. Combo cable car ticket to the Temple and the mountain top is VND 550,000/adult, VND 350,000/child. Visitors only need to bring their identification papers proving permanent residence in Tay Ninh according to Resolution 60-NQ/TW, where the Central Party has agreed to merge Tay Ninh and Long An provinces from July 1, 2025.
