Author: Pham Van Thang

Abstract: The remains of stone material in religious architectures in Thanh Hoa are relatively significant today, scattered in temples, mausoleums, and ancient citadels. However, stone worshiping objects account for a small number compared to relics such as horse statues, elephant statues, tiger statues, animal spirits, and human statues and are in danger of being lost or destroyed. Researching stone worshiping objects in religious relics to get an overview of one of the special types of relics as well as propose some necessary measures to preserve and promote their values properly. cultural property left by our forefathers.

Keywords: relics, altars, stones, traditions, preservation.

Article Info: Received: 06 Jul 2022; Received in revised form: 31 Jul 2022; Accepted: 07 Aug 2022; Available online: 11 Aug 2022

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.74.26