Admire the ancient temple in Bac Ninh, the first Buddhist center of Vietnam

(SGTT) – Dau Pagoda is one of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists to pilgrimage and learn about historical values.

(SGTT)- Dau Pagoda is one of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists to make pilgrimages and learn about historical values. 

 Co Chau Tu, Dien Ung Tu, Phap Van Tu. Dau Pagoda is located in Thanh Khuong commune, Thuan Thanh district, certified as a special national monument in 2013. Photo: Vuong Loc.

According to the Department of Cultural Heritage, the pagoda was started in 187 and completed in 226. in Dau area, Luy Lau citadel. Photo: Vuong Loc.

 Strawberry Pagoda is considered the first Buddhist center of Vietnam and the place where the belief in the Four Dharmas - 4 goddesses originated from a combination of Indian Buddhism and folk beliefs. of the Vietnamese. Photo: Vuong Loc.

Here, many Indian and Chinese monks have come to propagate Buddhism, research, compile, translate Buddhist scriptures and train monks and nuns. Photo: Vuong Loc.

The temple is located on a high, wide, flat land with beautiful scenery, facing to the west, with an architectural plan of the style of "Noi Cong and Foreign Country", including the following items: Tam Quan, front room (Bai Vong Duong), Hoa Phong tower, Tam Bao tower, back street, two corridors and ancillary works, such as: Mother's and To's house, guest house, tower garden, pagoda pond, wall system. Photo: Vuong Loc.

According to the Bac Ninh Provincial Portal, the most prominent of the works of Dau Pagoda is the Hoa Phong tower. Photo: Vuong Loc.

The tower was built of old fired bricks, with 3 floors, 15m high. Outside the tower, there is a statue of a stone sheep 1.33 m long, 0.8 m high. In the tower, there is a bronze bell cast in 1793 and a bronze bell cast in 1817. Photo: Vuong Loc.

Chau Dau is imprinted with architectural and sculptural imprints of many historical periods, with a system of artistic statues. characteristics of the Le - Nguyen dynasties, especially the system of Tu Phap statues. Photo: Vuong Loc.

This is a vivid proof of the integration between Indian Buddhism when it was introduced into our country and the indigenous beliefs of the Vietnamese people, creating a center of beliefs and religions with their own identity. ethnic color. Photo: Vuong Loc

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Source : Sài Gòn Tiếp Thị

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