Cu La Pagoda

Cu La Pagoda

Cu La Moi Pagoda located in Minh Lac neighborhood, Minh Luong town, Chau Thanh district, Kien Giang province is a Khmer Theravada Buddhist temple. Cu La Pagoda was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic on September 28, 1990. After the 1968 Tet Offensive and uprising in the summer of 1972, the people and soldiers of the South rebelled everywhere. Meanwhile, the Saigon puppet army continuously failed. Since then, the Saigon government has continuously launched many sieges on Khmer pagodas, blocking roads, searching, and arresting monks and children of ethnic minorities to become soldiers. Faced with the above situation, under the direction of the Provincial Party Committee and the Khmer Transport Committee, at 5:30 a.m. on June 10, 1974, monks and ethnic Khmer, Kinh, and Hoa people flocked to Highway 12 (now the National Highway). Highway 61) to protest demanding the release of monks forced into military service. At the same time, the protest group also raised slogans such as: "Stop bombarding temples, killing monks and innocent people"; “Respect freedom of belief”; “Reestablish peace, fight unjust war”… The four monks sacrificed their lives. After shooting the monks to death, they transported the bodies to the provincial hospital, stripped the monks of their robes, put on black robes, and placed a gun on each monk's body. A-K guns, then slandered them as Viet Cong. Faced with the strong struggle of the monks and compatriots, they were forced to send people down to apologize to the monks and compatriots, return the bodies of the four monks who had died, and at the same time take the injured monks and compatriots for treatment. . At 4:30 p.m., June 10, 1974, the enemy government sent a vehicle to transport the bodies of four monks to Cu La pagoda for burial. After the complete liberation of the South, in order to recognize and commemorate the heroic sacrifice of the four monks and their compatriots, the State recognized and granted the Fatherland Certificate to honor the four monks: On the 20th September 1990, the tower of 4 martyrs was recognized as a national cultural and historical relic. Cu La Pagoda was chosen to be built on a large area of ​​land, surrounded by rows of olive trees, palm trees, and lush melaleuca forests. The entire pagoda includes: pagoda gate, fence, main hall, ossuary tower, monks' hall, assembly house, amnesty, etc. Among them, the most prominent and important is the main hall built in the center of the pagoda. pagoda. Outside the main hall, there are auxiliary works, embossed decorations, showing the images of beautiful fairies, the god Krud bird supporting the temple roof, the fierce Yeak, the four-faced god Bayon's head, etc. . Taken from Khmer folk culture and beliefs, there are also corridors that create a cool space, decorated with images of evil forces that were conquered by Buddha. The space in the main hall is decorated with many delicate motifs with an altar in the shape of a lotus flower divided into many levels and elaborately and carefully decorated to worship the Buddha above. The Shakyamuni Buddha statue is carved in harmony with the main hall space and can be posed in many standing, lying, and sitting positions, demonstrating the diversity and richness of the Buddha's moral meaning and beauty. Source: Electronic information page of Department of Home Affairs of Kien Giang province

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