Phuoc Lam Pagoda

Phuoc Lam Pagoda

Phuoc Lam Pagoda, also known as Ong Mieng Pagoda, is an ancient pagoda, located in Xom Chua hamlet, Tan Lan Commune, Can Duoc district, Long An province. Phuoc Lam Pagoda was ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national monument in 2002. According to the Book of National Monuments in Long An province published by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2021, in 1880, a well-off man in Tan Lan village, Mr. Bui Van Minh, changed his family name, Taking his house, he built a pagoda called Phuoc Lam Tu, both worshiping Buddha and making sugar for the Bui family. Because he publicly established the village, after his death, Mr. Bui Van Minh was honored by the people as a descendant and brought into the Tan Lan communal house. The temple he founded, in addition to its Chinese name, Phuoc Lam Tu, is also called Mr. Mieng Pagoda (due to the custom of Mr. Minh's name). Overall, the pagoda consists of 3 parts: the main hall - the rear of the ancestors, the tomb tower and the tru house. The main hall is a large house built in the banh it style, with blue stone foundations, brick walls, and fish-scale tile roofing. All pagoda columns are made of circular cylindrical carpentry, placed on green stone canopies, linked together by a system of skewers, trusses, and roof ribs, creating a spacious and airy interior space. The interior of the main hall of Phuoc Lam Pagoda still retains its ancient features despite many restorations with more than 40 statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva, Jade Emperor, Attendant, Thap Dien Diem Vuong, Thien, Dharma Protector, Vajra... many The set of blue envelopes, diaphragms, and tureens are brightly painted and gilded. Most Buddha statues are made of wood and bronze and were crafted in the 19th century with an artistic style imbued with Southern Buddhist culture. There is a very special statue of a Bodhisattva wearing a robe, holding a dustpan, sitting on a wooden dragon horse. The sets of blue envelopes, diaphragms, and parallel tureens are all meticulously carved. The most special is the multi-layered scroll-shaped Dharma wheel with the theme of chrysanthemums. The word Tho is embossed in half at both ends of the scroll and the four letters dharma wheel are often painted red on a yellow background, contributing to increasing the sophistication and vividness of the horizontal scroll. This is one of the most beautiful horizontal paintings in Long An, proving the skillful artistic level of wood carving in Can Duoc, which flourished in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Like other village temples in the South, behind the main hall of Phuoc Lam Pagoda is the ancestral hall according to the formula of Early Buddha - Later Patriarch. The ancestral hall has altars and portraits of past abbots, relics and altars of Bui Cong - the founder of the pagoda, and altars of the Bui family. On the side of the main hall are 4 quite ancient tomb towers, including the bronze tower of founder Hong Hieu and the tomb of Mr. Bui Van Minh. Behind the pagoda is a large lotus pond full of flowers. Not only has artistic value, Phuoc Lam Pagoda also has historical significance as it once hid revolutionary soldiers during the years of resistance against the French and Americans. The blue roof in Xom Chua used to be a place where local leaders frequented revolutionary activities during the resistance war. The headquarters for the famous battle of Xom Chua in Tan Lan in 1962 was also located at Phuoc Lam pagoda. Because it was a revolutionary base, Phuoc Lam pagoda often became a target for enemy bombardment. On the main hall of the pagoda, there are still traces of war imprinted on wooden pillars. Phuoc Lam Pagoda is the ancestral temple of the Luc Hoa sect in Can Duoc. On full moon days, quite a large number of good men and women come to the pagoda to worship Buddha and pray as if to dispel the worries of everyday life and mingle with each other in the Buddha's immense love. Source: Propaganda Department of Long An Provincial Party Committee

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