Ong Pagoda

Ong Pagoda

Ong Pagoda, also known as Ban Tich Tu, is located in Binh Luong village, Tan Quang commune, Van Lam district. The pagoda has an ancient and sacred beauty, built during the reign of King Ly Than Tong and is now nearly 1000 years old. This is the pride of Van Lam people in particular and is a historical and cultural relic with long-standing value of the land of Hung Yen. About 19km from the center of Hanoi capital, along Highway 5 direction Hanoi - Hai Phong, turn right into Binh Luong village, Tan Quang commune (Van Lam district) is an ancient pagoda called Pagoda by the people here. Grandfather. According to the pagoda's stele (now only the waterfall is currently stored at the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies), the pagoda was built during the reign of King Ly Than Tong (1128 - 1138). The stele bears the symbols 5527 - 5528, on the forehead of the stele is the title: The Self is Compassionate, the date of the stele is the 20th Le Chinh Hoa period (1644), the stele's content records the worship of Zen Master Tu Dao Hanh and the meaning of the stele. Named the pagoda Ban Tich pagoda. Ong Pagoda under the Le Dynasty was located in two villages: Binh Luong and Luong Xa, Dinh Loan commune, Gia Lam district, Thuan An district, Kinh Bac region. In the 13th year of Minh Mang's reign (1834), Bac Ninh province was changed. At the end of the Nguyen dynasty, it was called Van Lam district, Hung Yen province. In the pagoda, there is still a bronze statue of Zen Master Tu Dao Hanh, King Ly Than Tong (5th generation of Ly Dynasty - also the incarnation of Tu Dao Hanh after his death at Thay Mountain). The pagoda is arranged harmoniously and proportionally in the Tam style including the following categories: front hall, middle hall and back palace. In 1938, the pagoda was restored and re-embellished, the structure of the rafters is in the style of stacking smooth planed beams with patterned spots. The entire frame and columns of the ancient pagoda are made of solid ironwood, combined with elaborately carved ancient architecture, giving the front hall a solid and highly artistic position. Coming here, visitors will admire the ancient beauty of the temple with very elaborate and unique artistic architecture. Entering the temple gate is a peaceful, quiet space with a quiet mossy temple roof. According to history books, Ong Pagoda was built by King Ly Than Tong in the spring. Therefore, every spring, the people of Binh Luong village in particular and the people of Tan Quang commune along with tourists from all over gather here to celebrate and hold incense offerings to commemorate those who have contributed to fighting the enemy and defending the country. , built a temple. The traditional festival of Ong Pagoda takes place on 3 days, from March 7 to March 9 (lunar calendar), of which March 9 is the main festival. In 2001, the Pagoda was ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national architectural and artistic relic, the pride of Van Lam people. Source Department of Cultural Heritage.

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