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Big Buddha Temple

Big Buddha Temple

Phat Lon Pagoda is an old Khmer pagoda with the Buddhist name Ut Don Men Chi, currently located at 151 Quang Trung Street, Vinh Quang Ward, Rach Gia City. The pagoda was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a National Historical and Cultural Monument on December 28, 2001. Phat Lon Pagoda is one of 73 Theravada Buddhist pagodas of Kien Giang province that was formed and developed quite early around 1504 - 16th century. After three times changing location, from 1884 to present, the pagoda has current position. For more than 100 years, the pagoda has not only been a place to worship Buddha and a place for monks to practice, but also a place for traditional cultural activities of the Khmer ethnic people, a place to demonstrate the strong bond between the community and the community. Vietnamese peoples in living, studying, working, and fighting against foreign invaders to build and protect the Fatherland for many generations. In particular, there is a historical event that has been recorded in the pages of golden history: on August 11, 1848, Kien Giang's army and people coordinated with the forces of military region 4 to organize a large-scale battle in Soc Xoai. , destroy many enemies and collect many weapons. This was the second biggest victory after the battle of Tam Vu in the Mekong Delta at this stage in the resistance war against the French colonialists. In retaliation for this humiliating defeat, at 5:00 p.m. on the same day, the French took 32 revolutionary soldiers who were imprisoned by them at Ham Lon, Rach Gia to Phat Lon Pagoda, and opened fire en masse on the soldiers. revolution, after killing 32 people, they also wanted to shoot the heads of the monks in the temple and ransacked everywhere. When they left, the monks buried 32 revolutionary soldiers right behind the temple. Currently, this place has built a hate stele so that people will not forget the enemy's crimes. Phat Lon Pagoda not only has architectural and artistic value but also has historical value. For Khmer people, the pagoda is the only sacred space, so even though life is still difficult, people still contribute and contribute to building, restoring, and repairing a quite spacious pagoda. The pagoda has unique architecture clearly shown through decorative patterns, reliefs, and Buddha statues, all of which are lacquered and gilded: the four-faced statue of Ma Ha Prum, the statue of the god birds of Ma Ha Krut, the statue of the goddess , dragon and tiger statues, beast statues, monkey statues... Source: Kien Giang Tourism

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