Thanh Mai Pagoda

Thanh Mai Pagoda

Thanh Mai Pagoda belongs to Hoang Hoa Tham commune. Thanh Mai Pagoda is a very ancient pagoda, built in 1329 by Zen Master Phap Loa - Second Patriarch of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen Sect. The pagoda was recognized as a national historical site in 1992. Thanh Mai Pagoda was built on a mountainside, next to a small stream, looking south. In front of the pagoda is Bai Vong Mountain where there is the grave of Nguyen Phi Khanh - Nguyen Trai's father. Currently, the pagoda is being partially restored on the remains of a large project including: 7-compartment front hall, 5-compartment Tam Bao, two corridors, ancestors' house, monk's house. Behind is Vien Thong tower, built in 1334. In front there are 7 towers. At the relic, there are 7 valuable steles, of which the Thanh Mai Vien Thong marble tower has the greatest value. It can be said that this is a national treasure. The stele talks about the life and career of the second patriarch of the Truc Lam Zen sect, but through it we can see the contemporary political, religious, and land situation and the activities of the third Truc Lam patriarch: Tran Nhan Ton. , Phap Loa and Huyen Quang. According to the epitaph: Phap Loa was originally Dong Kien Cuong, born on May 7, Giap Than year, the 6th year of Thieu Bao (1284), in Dong Hoa village, Cuu La village, Nam Sach Giang, now in Ai Quoc commune. Nam Sach district. In the year Hung Long 13 (1304), on the occasion of Tran Nhan Ton's visit to Cuu La village, Dong Kien Cuong came to worship. Nhan Ton realized that Kien Cuong was a man with a religious eye, meaning he had the ability to practice and attain enlightenment. He let Phap Loa follow him to study Buddhism and gave him a new name: Hy Lai, meaning one who brings joy. He was intelligent and studious and enthusiastic about Buddhism, so just one year later, he died as a Ky Unicorn. Chi Linh) he was given the dharma name Phap Loa by Dieu Ngu Dau Da Tran Nhan Ton. In February of the year Hung Long 15 (1307), Tran Nhan Ton gave Phap Loa the treasures. And on the first day of the first month of the year Hung Long 16, he handed over the right to inherit the career of the Truc Lam Tam To Zen sect. From then on he became the second founder of this Zen sect. On the 5th day of the second month of the second year of Khai Huu (1330), Phap Loa was preaching sutras at An Lac hospital when he suddenly fell ill. On the 13th, the monk returned to Quynh Lam Institute (Dong Trieu) to recuperate. On day 19, the illness became severe. Seeing that it was difficult to survive, Phap Loa invited Huyen Quang to give him the treasures that Tran Nhan Ton gave him 22 years ago before his death, such as robes, verses describing the mind... and said: "Huyen Quang will be the guardian." maintain and inherit". On the night of March 3, Phap Loa passed away at Quynh Lam Institute. According to the monk's will, his relics were placed in the tower behind Thanh Mai pagoda. Emperor Tran Minh Tong wrote in his pen, naming the monk Tinh Tri Venerable and the tower name Vien Thong, gave 10 taels of gold from the treasury to build the tower, and wrote an emotional poem of tribute. This is a rare grace in Vietnamese history. Since then, the career of the Truc Lam Zen sect was presided over by Huyen Quang and became the third patriarch of this Zen sect. Huyen Quang served as the Abbot of Thanh Mai Pagoda for 6 years. Thanh Mai Pagoda is a religious center of the Truc Lam Zen sect in deep forests and high mountains. The presence of the relic has proven the extraordinary nature of Tran Dynasty religion. There is also an ancient forest planted by humans in the middle of nature, a system of valuable towers and inscriptions, typically the stele "Thap Vien Thong". Therefore, the relic site and natural forest have been zoned for protection by the state, gradually restored and embellished to preserve a cultural heritage, creating an attractive tourist attraction in terms of culture and landscape. nature. The anniversary of Phap Loa's death has become an annual pagoda festival. The festival starts from March 1 to March 3. Source Electronic information portal of Chi Linh city, Hai Duong province.

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