Truc Lam Tri Duc

About this location

Truc Lam Tri Duc Zen Monastery - Dong Nai Truc Lam Tri Duc Zen Monastery, located in Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province, is one of the major study and practice centers of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect in the Southern region. It stands out for its traditional Buddhist architectural space imbued with Zen identity, surrounded by vast and peaceful nature. The location features a spacious, well-planned campus with a main hall, ancestral hall, meditation hall, and monastic living quarters surrounded by greenery and water bodies. The cinematic value of Truc Lam Tri Duc lies in its openness, serenity, solemnity, and the distinct tranquility characteristic of the Zen monastery sect. Camera angles here can capture grand natural scenes, traditional curved tiled roofs, large wooden pillars, and natural light filtering through corridors, making it ideal for recreating monastic practice scenes, meditation, or cinematic works with deep philosophical and spiritual resonance. Compiled by: PTIT. Photo source: PTIT.

Film information

Suitable for cultural-religious documentary films, social-psychological television dramas, artistic short films, or cinematic projects requiring large-scale, peaceful, and solemn Zen monastery settings.

Location rules

• Strictly prohibited content: disclosing state secrets, disseminating anti-State propaganda, distorting history, infringing upon sovereignty, undermining national unity, and insulting national heroes or prominent figures (Article 9, Cinema Law)
• Strictly comply with regulations on protecting religious landscapes and monastic facilities of the Zen sect; absolutely avoid disrupting the solemnity of sacred spaces and the study, practice, and meditation activities of monks, nuns, and Buddhists.
• For foreign film crews, it is mandatory to use film production services provided by Vietnamese film establishments in accordance with the law.
• Film crews must submit an official request letter, detailed script, or content summary of the scenes to be filmed at the monastery for review and approval.
• Strictly adhere to the monastery's daily schedule and practice hours; minimize night shooting or loud noises that would disrupt the overall peaceful atmosphere.
• The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) is prohibited without airspace approval from the military authority and the Monastery Management Board; high-intensity lighting equipment must not be used in ways that affect worship and living spaces.
• Visitors, film crew members, and actors must wear polite, modest attire (long trousers, sleeved shirts, no short or revealing clothes) and strictly respect the solemnity of the religious site; actors may only change costumes in areas permitted by the monastery.
• Preserve the landscape; strictly refrain from damaging property, trees, natural scenery, and artifacts within the monastery grounds.

Infrastructure

Special notes

• Risks regarding the monastery's strict practice regulations
• Risks regarding Buddhist density during major holidays