Chau Long Pagoda

Chau Long Pagoda

Chau Long Pagoda's name is Chau Long Tu. In the 19th century, the pagoda was located in Chau Long village, An Thanh district - Vinh Than District - Hoai Duc Phu. Now belongs to Chau Long street, Truc Bach ward, Ba Dinh district - Hanoi. (New address No. 112 Tran Vu Street - Truc Bach - Ba Dinh - Hanoi). Chau Long Pagoda is a Buddhist architectural facility located on ancient land, closely linked to the history of existence and development of the capital city of Thang Long. The pagoda is located on a high mound overlooking Truc Bach lake. The pagoda is shaped like the letter Dinh, in front is the front hall, behind is the back palace. In the pagoda there are eight hammock doors intricately carved with images of dragons, cups, tortoises, phoenixes, flowers, leaves, clouds... as well as many horizontal panels, parallel sentences and Buddha statues. The pagoda currently has 5 front halls, 3 mallet rooms, 8 sets of gilded carved hammock doors, a set of worship statues including 23 statues, an altar set, horizontal panels, parallel sentences, and bronze bells all of high artistic value. In particular, the two statues of Manjushri riding a green lion and the statue of Pho Hien riding a white elephant are both rare bronze statues. In addition, the pagoda also has a statue of the World-Honored One over 3 meters high, covered with clay, a bronze statue of Maitreya, and 10 statues of the King of Hell with beautiful artifacts. Inside the pagoda there is also a bronze bell transferred from Vinh Phuc Pagoda. In addition to the three jewels worshiping Buddha, the pagoda also has a Mother Goddess shrine including 3 statues of Tam Phu, 3 statues of Quan Hoang, statue of Lady Thuong Ngan, 1 statue of Master Bodhidharma and 1 statue of Bodhisattva Guanyin. In addition, there is also the Patriarch's house, kitchen, monk's house... The pagoda was restored and repaired many times. During the Nguyen Dynasty, the pagoda was greatly restored in the year of Mau Thin (1808) during the reign of King Gia Long; In the year of Tan Suu under the reign of King Thanh Thai (1901) and in the year of Nham Than under the reign of King Bao Dai (1932), the pagoda still retains its ancient features, preserving many statues as well as worshiping objects and decorations of artistic value. It is as tall as a beautiful sculptural architectural relic, including pillars and a system of hammock doors carved with images of the four sacred animals "Dragon, Ly, Quy, Phuong", flowers, birds, geometric patterns of clouds... especially the statue of newborn Sakyamuni is a masterpiece. quite unique creation. The Buddha statue is also a tall statue rarely seen in the system of statues of the same type in pagodas in our country. Chau Long Pagoda is like an ancient fine arts museum in the capital city of Thang Long, reflecting the talents of artisans in history. . The pagoda was ranked by the State as an Architectural Art Monument on February 5, 1994. Currently, Venerable Thich Thanh Phuc - member of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Central Committee - Deputy Executive Committee of the Hanoi Buddhist Sangha, current Abbot. Source: Electronic information portal, Truc Bach ward, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi.

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