Thach Long Pagoda is known as the "sacred pagoda in the cave", located in Cao Ky commune, Cho Moi district, Bac Kan province. This is a sacred temple in the North with many magical fairy tales. The pagoda was built around the 18th century with many spiritual stories, and it is also associated with a fierce historical period of the nation. On November 2, 2011, Thach Long Pagoda was recognized by the People's Committee of Bac Kan province as a provincial-level traditional historical-cultural relic. Currently, the temple still attracts the attention of pilgrims from far and wide. Thach Long Pagoda is in Bac Kan, so the climate is cool and pleasant all year round, so you can travel to Bac Kan at any time of the year. The most ideal time to go to Bac Kan is in the summer (from May to July) because at this time you will admire the most wonderful natural scenery. Coming to Thach Long Pagoda from May to July, you will feel the difference between the two types of atmosphere inside and outside the cave. At the same time, you can easily go to Thach Long Pagoda when you come at this time. The pagoda still preserves many ancient spiritual stories. According to people in Bac Kan, in the past, people in Vi Huong - Bach Thong commune went down the Cau River to bring back the Shakyamuni Buddha statue by boat to worship Hoa Son. The Buddha statue is very heavy, so when going back up to Vi Huong, to Bo Mi, Cao Ky commune, the boat kept spinning and could not move. Until it was dark, the people going to pick up the statue had to set up tents to sleep in Bo Mi until the next day. calculate further. The next morning, when they woke up, those who went to process the statue panicked and could not see the Buddha. They had to light a large bunch of incense and pray to know where the Buddha was and build a temple to worship there. Before he could finish speaking, the incense smoke flew to the other side of the river, moving inwards towards the mountain. Following the direction of the smoke, they discovered the Buddha statue sitting at the highest point in a beautiful and spacious cave. Feeling the mystery of Buddha, people built a pagoda right here, and named it Thach Long (Stone Dragon), meaning that this is a pagoda located in a sacred cave. Thach Long Pagoda was built around the 17th century, so it has partly witnessed the heroic history of the nation in the resistance war against the French colonialists and American imperialists. At that time, Thach Long Pagoda was also used by our soldiers as a weapons warehouse. During the resistance war against the French colonialists, Uncle Ho visited this place 3 times. During the 1954 Dien Bien Phu campaign, the pagoda became a weapons transport station and a secret arsenal for our army during battle. By 1986, Thach Long Pagoda was partially restored by the local government and local people. Currently, the pagoda is considered a typical project to meet the people's desire for cultural and spiritual activities.
Bac Kan 1340 view May to July
Ngày cập nhật : 07/03/2023