Cluster of relics of Xua Temple - Giam Pagoda - Bia Temple

Cluster of relics of Xua Temple - Giam Pagoda - Bia Temple

Xua Temple - Giam Pagoda - Stele Temple is a cluster of 3 relics located in 3 communes of Cam Son, Cam Vu and Cam Van of Cam Giang district. The three relics are very close to each other, worshiping the same founder, the famous Zen physician Tue Tinh, but each place has unique architectural works, creating its own mark and place in cultural and spiritual life. spirit of local people. In December 2017, the cluster of historical and architectural and artistic relics of Xua Temple - Giam Pagoda - Bia Temple was decided by the Prime Minister to be recognized as a special national monument. Giam Pagoda (Diem Quang Pagoda), built in the Ly Dynasty; In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, it was rebuilt on a large and beautiful architectural scale. The pagoda is located on a 2-hectare area of ​​land. The pagoda has a "foreign domestic" style architecture with full works such as: Three gates, Tien Duong, Three jewels, Patriarch's house, corridor, Cuu product tower house, guest house, Sangha house, garden, Dharma garden. monk, teacher Giam. Architects and artisans have created on the pagoda's premises a continuity of items that exalt the ancient splendor and contain many layers of cultural wisdom. Giam Pagoda is a place associated with Tue Tinh's life since he was a child. According to historical documents, Tue Tinh was born around 1330, orphaned at the age of 6, and was raised and sent to school by monk Hai Trieu at Giam Pagoda. During his childhood and early knowledge of medicine, he was nurtured and attached to this temple. The most unique feature of Giam Pagoda is the nine-level lotus court placed in the yard behind the three jewels. The house is 8 m square, 3 floors high, 12 roofs, and has many architectural pieces that still retain the mark of the 17th century. Inside the nine-level house is a nine-level lotus flower court, over 6 meters high, shaped like a regular hexagon, with each side 1.24 meters long. On the nine levels there are 145 Buddha statues. The entire nine-grade structure is linked to a large ironwood pillar in the middle, this pillar is placed on a stone alley, like a ball bearing. On Buddha's day, with just two people pushing, the nine products can rotate gently. The nine-product lotus temple is a unique Buddhist architectural work only found in Vietnam. Currently, in the whole country there are only 3 nine-grade lotus temples that can be rotated, the remaining 2 are in But Thap Pagoda (Bac Ninh) and Dong Ngo Pagoda (Thanh Ha, Hai Duong). Xua Temple, is the official temple built to worship the great physician Tue Tinh in his hometown, now Nghia Phu village, Cam Vu commune, Cam Giang district. It is unclear what year the temple was built, but based on the existing architectural remains, it can be determined that in the 17th century there was a solid temple with delicate carvings. Currently, the relic still has about 50 valuable antiques such as bronze bells cast in the 8th year of Tu Duc (1855), ordained for Tue Tinh in the reigns of Thieu Tri, Tu Duc, Duy Tan, Khai Dinh, Bao Dai... These are evidence of Tue Tinh's illustrious medical career recorded in history. Beer Temple, located in the western field of Van Thai village (Cam Van commune), bordering Nghia Phu village (Cam Vu commune), hometown of the Great Physician Tue Tinh. The temple was built to worship the Great Physician Tue Tinh and the Stone Stele of the Le Dynasty, which is his commemorative relic, so it is called Stele Temple. The Stone Stele currently kept at the Imperial Palace of the Stele Temple is said to have been engraved by Dr. Nguyen Danh Nho according to the prototype of the stele placed on his grave in Jiangnan (China). Stele Temple is not the main place to worship Tue Tinh, but it is most visited by local people, because this place has become a prestigious herbal medicine center. On the occasion of the festival (April 1 of the lunar calendar), many visitors come here to cut herbal medicine as a way to pray for good health. Source: Hai Duong province electronic information portal

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