Linh Ung Pagoda Ngu Hanh Son

Linh Ung Pagoda Ngu Hanh Son

Linh Ung Pagoda is located in Hoa Hai ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, Da Nang city. The pagoda is about 8 km southeast of the city center. The pagoda belongs to the Northern sect. Ngu Hanh Son is one of the most famous landscapes in the Central region. A legend that is still passed down among the people today is: When heaven and earth were still chaotic, the Dragon King's wife crossed the East Sea to lay eggs on the sand, thanks to the protection of the Kim Quy god. After many years of absorbing yin and yang energy, one day, the sky thundered, the earth rumbled, and the dragon egg cracked its shell. A Dragon Girl was born and flew straight to the sky. The pieces of eggshell turned into five mountains... King Minh Mang named these mountains Ngu Hanh Son: Kim Son, Moc Son, Thuy Son, Hoa Son, Tho Son. Thuy Son, also known as Chua Mountain or Tam Thai Mountain, is the largest mountain, 106m high, about 15 hectares wide, with three peaks. The highest peak in the Northwest is Thuong Thai, with Tam Thai, Tam Ton, Tu Tam pagodas, Hoa Nghiem, Huyen Khong, Linh Nham, Vong Giang Dai caves and Thien Phuoc Dia cave (the king's resting place). Minh Mang). Trung Thai in the lower south has Van Nguyet cave, Van Thong and Thien Long caves, two stone gates of Thien Phuoc Dia and Van Can Nguyet Quat caves. Ha Thai in the East, has Linh Ung pagoda, Tang Chan cave, 5 small caves: Tam Thanh, Champa (Hoi cave), Ban Co, Ray cave, Gio cave, Vong Hai Dai, Ngu Coc cave (Long cave). Lamp) and Am Phu cave. In the East, there are 123 stone steps leading to Linh Ung Pagoda, commonly known as Ngoai Pagoda. Before 1891, the pagoda was called Ung Chan. The book Non Nuoc - Marble Mountains (Nguyen Trong Hoang, Da Nang, 2000) said that during the reign of King Le Hien Tong, Canh Hung era (1740 - 1786), there was Venerable Quang Chanh, nicknamed Bao Dai, who came to practice at the cave. Tang Chan. He built Duong Chan hermitage, later repaired it and called it Duong Chan hall. During Gia Long's reign, Duong Chan Duong was changed to Ung Chan Pagoda. After King Minh Mang first visited the pagoda in 1825, the bamboo-thatched pagodas here were replaced with bricks and tiles. The king gave the pagoda a plaque with the inscription Ngu Tu Ung Chan Tu, Minh Mang six years old. During Thanh Thai's reign, due to the taboo of the name of a Nguyen king, the pagoda was renamed Linh Ung. The pagoda still has a sign saying Cai Tu Linh Ung Tu, Thanh Thai Thirteen Years Old. In 1901, the pagoda was severely damaged by storm Tan Suu. The temple was renovated several times. In 1993, Venerable Thich Thien Nguyen organized the restoration of the main hall. The main hall is built in the style of the letter "Nhat", on the right is the ancestral house, lecture hall, guest house, meditation house and chef house. The Buddha hall is solemnly decorated. The middle hall worships Shakyamuni Buddha, the two sides worship Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, outside there are statues of Dharma Protector and Tieu Dien. In front of the pagoda, the Venerable built a 10m high statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, built a Guan Yin station, and created a bonsai garden. In 1997, the Venerable built the Xa Loi tower on the left side of the pagoda, 30m high, 11m in diameter on the lower floor, and placed nearly 200 statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva, and Arhat. The 7th floor worships the Buddha's relics and 7 Buddhas (Bhikkhu Buddha, Shi Qi Buddha, Bhikkhu Buddha, Cau Luu Ton Buddha, Cau Na Ham Mau Ni Buddha, Kasyapa Buddha and Shakyamuni Buddha) . The 4th, 5th, 6th floors worship the statue of Guanyin with Thien Thu Thien Nhan and 84 Da La Ni statues. The 3rd floor worships the 33 Patriarchs who transmitted the Indian and Flower lanterns (from Patriarch Kasyapa to Patriarch Huineng). The second floor worships the statue of Amitabha Tam Ton, also known as the Western Three Saints (Amitabha Buddha, Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara and Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta). The first floor worships statues of Buddha Shakyamuni, Kasyapa, Ananda and many Bodhisattvas, Arhats... In addition to his duties as abbot of the most famous temple in the city, Venerable Thich Thien Nguyen also holds the position of Deputy Head of the City's Buddhist Administration Committee. Da Nang, Chief Representative of Buddhism in Ngu Hanh Son district. The Venerable continued to build a Linh Ung pagoda in Ba Na tourist area, Hoa Ninh commune, Hoa Vang district, about 40 km west of Da Nang city. Located in the Ngu Hanh Son scenic area, Linh Ung and Tam Thai pagodas have welcomed a large number of tourists and Buddhists to visit and worship every day. At the foot of the mountain there is a famous traditional stone carving village. The pagoda has been recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national historical and cultural relic. Source: Danang electronic information tourism newspaper

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