Are Keo Hành Thiện Pagoda and the Keo Pagoda in Vũ Thư the same pagoda?
No. These are two different relics, even though both are linked to the legend of the Zen master Dương Không Lộ and share a common origin. Keo Hành Thiện Pagoda is in Xuân Hồng commune, Xuân Trường district, Nam Định province according to the source (now part of Ninh Bình), and includes the inner Keo Pagoda (Thần Quang tu) and the outer Keo Pagoda (Đĩnh Lan tu). The Keo Pagoda in Vũ Thư is in Vũ Thư district, formerly Thái Bình province (now part of Hưng Yên).
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