Yen My Pagoda - Phuc Khanh Tu

Yen My Pagoda - Phuc Khanh Tu

Yen My Pagoda, also known as Phuc Khanh Pagoda, is located deep in Tu Xa village, now Tan Tien village (Le Loi commune, Ha Long city). This is considered one of the ancient temples that still retains many unique features to this day. According to relic records, the pagoda was built around the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In the 8th year of Tu Duc (1854), the deputy warden of Huong Ly Dich together with the abbot of the pagoda had the harem repaired. Ms. Dong Thi Dieu, a villager, advanced 30 francs of money plus 3 acres of her family's fields to fund the repair of the pagoda. From then on, the pagoda went through many more renovations, once in the 16th Thanh Thai period, once in the 6th Bao Dai period... Yen My Pagoda is located on a high land with an extremely favorable terrain, converging the aura of heaven and earth. The pagoda faces south, facing the Dharma. "The male saint faces the world" meaning that the saint turns his face to the south and listens to the world's words. In front are two flanking mountains and a river in the middle flowing into Cua Luc River. The North and East are adjacent to residential areas, and the West is adjacent to fields. According to feng shui, this terrain has water gathering in front, behind it has occiput, on the right side there is left and right, it is an ideal land position that not every temple has. The pagoda is designed in the shape of a nail (like the letter T), the front hall consists of 3 compartments, behind is the harem with 2 vertical compartments. Previously, the pagoda had a system of post-Buddhist houses, monk houses and other architectural works that were relatively grand and large-scale. Through time and war, the pagoda now only has a front hall and a harem. The pagoda has now been rebuilt but still retains the traditional architecture on the old structure. After nearly 2 centuries, Yen My Pagoda still retains a relatively complete system of Buddha statues and worship objects, including 23 wooden statues, 1 plaster statue and 1 stone statue. The statues are intricately carved in the shallow carving style of the Nguyen Dynasty. The statues of Tam The, newborn Shakyamuni, the statues of Jade Emperor, Nam Tao, Bac Dau, statues of Ananda, Ca Diep, Thai Thuong Lao Quan, Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara... each statue has a different appearance and style. own way. In addition to the main hall worshiping Buddha, currently Yen My Pagoda also has a place to worship the Mother Goddess with an architecture similar to the place to worship the Three Jewels. The temple grounds were also expanded with a total area of ​​about 1000m² including gardens and other auxiliary works. Yen My Pagoda was recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as a provincial-level historical and cultural relic in 1999 and is a spiritual destination chosen by many tourists when coming to Le Loi commune, Ha Long city. Source Quang Ninh province electronic information portal.

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