YEN TU CELEBRATIONS to mark the 700th anniversary of King Tran Nhan Tong's death

Buddhist monk Thich Nguyen Phap holds incenses while praying

Mr. Huy (Van)

Buddhist nuns go down from Chua Dong

A Buddhist nun goes down from Chua Dong

Tong Vuong Quyen

Kim Chi

He, he, who's that in monk's costume?

Kim Chi prays at An Ky Sinh's statue

Kim Chi

Yen Tu moutain

The stone statue of An Ky Sinh

Yen Tu mountain

Mr. Huy prays

Monks and believer go down after prayed.

The King's tower

Buddhist monk Thich Khai Nguyen prays

The King Tran Nhan Tong's statue is seen inside the tower at his tomb.

Buddhist monk Thich Nguyen Phap (C) leads a ceremony.

Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung (L) prays

Ms. Van and Quynh

Yen Tu mountain is seen during the sunset

Hundred thousands Buddhist monks, nuns believers visited Yen Tu to pay homage to late King Tran Nhan Tong during a celebration to mark his 700th death anniversary at Dong Pagoda (Bronze Pagoda) on Yen Tu mountain, 150 km (93 miles) northeast of Hanoi, which held from November 25-27, 2008. King Tran Nhan Tong left the monarchy to become the first Vietnamese factor Buddhism zen master Truc Lam Yen Tu at the age of 41. Photos by Nguyen Huy Kham