White Stone Pagoda

White Stone Pagoda

White Stone Pagoda (Tu Quang Pagoda, Bach Thach Tu Quang Tu) is an ancient pagoda in Can Luong village, An Dan commune, Tuy An district, Phu Yen province. The pagoda is located on a mountainside with many white rocks, so it is often called the White Stone Pagoda. The pagoda was built in 1797 during the reign of King Quang Toan (Tay Son Dynasty), founded by Zen Master Phap Chuyen, the 36th generation of the Lam Te sect. The pagoda gate and especially the tower tomb garden are intact, clearly demonstrating ancient architectural art. With different sizes, large and small, high and low, all stupas are richly and exquisitely decorated with patterns, reliefs and animal statues. From tiger statues to lion statues, unicorn statues... all exude extraordinary strength in many different poses. The temple garden has a total of 8 towers built on a large area of ​​land in the west. Among them is a very massive tower, the other towers are smaller but no less magnificent. In the pagoda, there are two large roses weighing up to 330 kg, placed by Venerable Phap Ngu in the 9th year of Duy Tan, and many ancient Buddha statues hundreds of years old. During the two resistance wars against the French and the Americans, White Stone Pagoda became a solid revolutionary base, contributing to the heroic victories of the army and people of Phu Yen. With a total area of ​​about 5000m2, around the temple is a mango garden. Da Trang mango is also known as "Nggu mango", "tien mango" and is branded as "Bach Thach Yem Ba". Legend has it that in the past, the monks in this ancient temple grew a lot of mangoes, which have a very special flavor, both fragrant and sweet, making it unforgettable for anyone who has ever tasted it. its. The Da Trang mango is called advanced mango, because it was promoted to the King along with Quang Nam's bon bon fruit. When bringing troops from Cu Huan to Quy Nhon, Nguyen Anh (King Gia Long) often stopped at Xuan Dai to rest and prepare food. Maybe it was during this period that Nguyen Anh tasted Da Trang mango and remembered the delicious taste so he later ordered Phu Yen to advance. Every year, when the mango crop comes, the mandarins send people to the pagoda to inventory the harvested mangoes, make baskets and send them to the Kinh to present to the King, leaving only enough to worship Buddha and entertain guests. During Minh Mang's reign, every year during the Doan Ngo Festival, Phu Yen had to pay 1,000 Da Trang mangoes to the court. Currently, at White Stone Pagoda there are only 4 old mango trees left located at the 4 corners of the pagoda. Of the 4 trees, 3 have not produced fruit for a long time, and one tree sometimes bears fruit, sometimes not. In the temple garden, there are also many mango trees, but they are varieties from other places, not the excellent mangoes brought to the King. White Stone Pagoda was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national historical and cultural relic in 1997. Source: World Heritage

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