The Vietnam Guinness Book Centre (Vietbooks) announced ten records held by Vietnamese Buddhism, all in the northern region's pagodas, at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 4.
- Built in the third century, the Phap Van (Dau) Pagoda in Thuan Thanh district, northern Bac Ninh province, 30 km from Hanoi, is recognised as the most ancient sanctum in Vietnam.
- The Mot Cot Pagoda (one-pillar pagoda) which was built on a 4m high pillar with a diameter of 1.2m in 1049 in Hanoi is recognised to be the most architecturally unique.
- The Sung Nghiem (Mia) pagoda built in the Tran dynasty (the 13-14th century) in Hanoi's neighbouring Ha Tay province has the biggest collection of statues with 287 statues for worship, 174 of them are terracotta.
- Vietnam's largest stone Buddha statue is 3m high and dates back to the 7th-10th century (the Ly dynasty) at the Van Phuc pagoda in Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province.
- The largest wooden Avalokitesvara Boddhisattva (Kuan Yin - Goddess of mercy) statue which has a thousand hands and eyes and was sculpted in 1656, is located at the But Thap pagoda, in Bac Ninh province.
- The oldest Kuan Yin statue with a thousand hands and eyes made during the Mac dynasty (the 16th century) is housed at the Thanh An pagoda in Hanoi.
- The highest and heaviest bronze Sakyamuni Buddha, which is 100 tonnes in weight and 10 m in height, is located at Trang An cultural relic site in Ninh Binh province.
- The country's largest bell, which is 4.2 m high and weighs 9 tonnes, was cast in 1936 and currently is located at the Co Le pagoda, northern Nam Dinh province.
- The oldest bell, named Thanh Mai, made in 798, is kept in Ha Tay province's museum.
- The biggest Buddhist ball with a diameter of 1.59 m and a weight of 6.5 tonnes made from a ruby stone is located at the Lan pagoda (Truc Lam-Yen Tu Meditation School) in northern Quang Ninh province.
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