Am Temple

Am Temple

Am Temple is located in Nhat village, Nam Giang town, Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province. Am Temple is where local people worship and pay tribute to the merits of the Holy Patriarch, Zen Master Bui Hue To (1566 - 1641). The belief in worshiping the Holy Patriarch Bui Hue To at Am Temple, in addition to the meaning of worshiping a true monk and a blessed god, also has another meaning, because this is his hometown. After the Holy Patriarch "transformed Buddha into fire", to remember his merits, local people built a temple to worship. The temple was built right on the hermitage ground that the Holy Patriarch had previously created. Although many centuries have passed, the worship of the people in Nam Truc countryside in general, and Nhat village in particular, towards the Holy Patriarch has remained unchanged. That demonstrated the gratitude and deep respect of the people for his merits, a lifelong true practitioner for the sake of the nation's Dharma, for the peaceful and prosperous life of the people. With typical values ​​of history, architecture and art, on December 14, 2012, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognized Am Temple as a national historical architectural monument. Am Temple is located on a land area of ​​2,685 square meters, facing southwest. Around the temple there are many perennial trees creating cool, fresh air. Looking at the overall plan, Am Temple includes the following main architectural items: Lake, gate, ritual gate, yard, guest house, main temple building and two rows of internal dance halls. All construction items are spread along the north-south axis. The main temple has a "cong" style architecture including the front hall, middle hall and forbidden palace. The front hall has 3 rooms and 2 wings. The two porches in front of the front door are built with two bronze pillars made of stone, three sides are engraved with parallel Chinese characters praising the merits of the Zen Master. The roof of the front hall is a flat curved roof, consisting of the following components: diaphragm, rafters made of ironwood, and male tile roofing. The roof is decorated with dragon motifs, and the two gables are also decorated with tiger face motifs. The middle building has arched architecture, stacked brick columns, 2 floors and 8 roofs, renovated in the year of the Snake (1989). On the ancient part of the house, the front is embossed with 4 great characters: Holy Ancestor Linh Tu, the two sides are decorated with motifs of dragon scrolling water, phoenix jaw letter, dragon horse... The middle of the hall is where the communal altar and the altar are placed. decorated with many valuable worship objects, especially a throne in the artistic style of the Later Le period, 17th - 18th centuries. Connecting behind the middle road is the forbidden palace with 3 rooms. The most notable artistic decoration here is in the first sentence of the room on the right, which has motifs of fire leaves, suns, and clouds in the art style of the Later Le period, 17th - 18th centuries. The forbidden palace is the most important worship space of the temple: In the middle, there is a tablet and a statue worshiping Zen Master Bui Hue To, in the right space there is a tablet worshiping the Holy Mother, and in the left space there is a tablet worshiping the Holy Father. The inner courtyard is divided into 2 rows, each row consists of 4 compartments, built symmetrically with each other in the style of reclaiming the dome, the rafters are designed in the style of a bridge truss, wooden hitch, and is a meeting place for villagers. . In addition to its architectural and artistic value, Am Temple also preserves many valuable relics and antiques, typically: The throne and tablet worshiping Zen Master Bui Hue To; statue of Zen Master Bui Hue To; stone stele "Spirit of Compassion" and "Hundreds of Worlds, Hundreds of Thousands"; visiting the temple of compassion; ordained; Book of Holy Patriarch Thuc Luc; conical hat. Every year, on the 10th day of the first lunar month (lunar calendar), which is the birthday and also the transformation day of the Holy Patriarch, Zen Master Bui Hue To, local people hold a big festival. In addition, April 27 is the holy day of the Holy Mother, November 16 is the holy father's holy day, villagers organize incense offerings and offerings at the temple. Source: National Tourism Administration

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