Perfume Pagoda (Huong Son)

Perfume Pagoda (Huong Son)

Perfume Pagoda (folk name) or Huong Son is a cultural and religious complex of Vietnam, including dozens of temples worshiping Buddha, temples worshiping Gods and communal houses worshiping agricultural beliefs. The center of this cluster of temples and pagodas is Huong Pagoda (ie Trong Pagoda) located in Huong Tich cave on the right bank of Day River, in Huong Son commune, My Duc district, Hanoi. Huong Son Complex is one of Vietnam's 21 National Tourist Areas and a Special National Monument according to Decision 2082/QD-TTg in 2017. Perfume Pagoda has a history dating back to the 15th century, built on a large scale around the end of the 17th century, then destroyed during the Indochina War in 1947 and then rebuilt in 1989 by Venerable Thich Vien Thanh. under the guidance of the late Venerable Thich Thanh Chan. In the past, King Le Thanh Tong came here for the second time on patrol in the first month of the year Dinh Hoi, the 8th year of Quang Thuan (1467). He stationed troops to rest in this valley and gave his soldiers food to eat. Literature found that this area fell into the territory of Thien Tru star, (a star that governs food and change), so it was named Thien Tru pagoda. Three monks during the reign of King Le Thanh Tong (1442 - 1497) found Huong Tich cave and built Thien Tru hermitage. Since then, Huong Tich cave is called the inner pagoda, Thien Tru is called the outer pagoda, then people use the common name for the two places and the whole area as Huong pagoda or "Huong Thien Bao Sai". After the period of enlightenment by the three monks, Thien Tru Pagoda and Huong Pagoda were interrupted by abbots until the Chinh Hoa era, the seventh year 1686 of the reign of King Le Trung Hung. Venerable Tran Dao Vien Quang, (legend is that he was also an official in the royal court who hung up his official seal to become a monk) then continued the work of creation. After many generations of Patriarchs building it, by the first half of the 20th century, this place was praised by visitors from all over as the magnificent castle "Most occupied in the South". But unfortunately, on February 11, the year of the Pig, 1947, the French colonialists sent troops here to burn it, turning Thien Tru into a pile of rubble and ashes. In 1948, the enemy burned again, and then in 1950, the French army sent planes to drop bombs, causing the towering old buildings of Thien Tru to be flattened. The only remaining traces of Thien Tru today are the Tower garden, including the Vien Cong Stupa, a 17th century terracotta art work, and the Thien Thuy Thap tree. In 1951, Venerable Thanh Chan built six thatched huts from the ashes of the ruins to have a place to practice and burn incense. In 1989, under the leadership of the late Venerable Thich Vien Thanh, the Huong Pagoda Construction Committee began rebuilding Thien Tru Pagoda and inaugurated it in 1991. In 1994, the South Thien Mon gate was also completed, standing tall in the middle of the Huong Son mountains and forests. In later years, following the Apostolic Order of Huong Tich, Venerable Thich Minh Hien - the 12th generation abbot - expanded and built many new projects, until today, we come here to admire the architectural complex. magnificent, majestic, very beautiful. Source: Hanoi City Electronic Information Portal.

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