Thap Thap Pagoda

Thap Thap Pagoda

Di Da Thap Thap Pagoda is located in Van Thuan village, Nhon Thanh ward, An Nhon town, Binh Dinh province. The name of the pagoda "Thap Thaps" is because previously there were 10 Cham towers on this hill, which later collapsed. The name "Amitabha" is the title of the Buddhist leader of the Pure Land. Amitabha also means reason, the original awareness of sentient beings. Combining the above meanings, the ancestral temple is named Thap Thap Amitabha Temple. Thap Thap Di Da Ancestral Pagoda is associated with the name of the founder, Zen Master Nguyen Thieu. Many documents today indicate that his surname was Ta, self-named Hoan Bich, from Trinh Huong district, Chaozhou district, Guangdong province, China. He was born in the year of the Rat (1648), and at the age of 19 became a monk at Bao Tu Pagoda. In 1677, he followed a Chinese trading boat to Quy Ninh district, now in Binh Dinh province, about 28 km from Quy Nhon city, and built a hermitage to worship Amitabha Buddha. In 1683, the pagoda used bricks and stones from 10 fallen towers to build the pagoda. The pagoda has gone through 16 generations of lineage with many famous Zen masters such as: Zen Master Lieu Triet, Zen Master Minh Ly, Zen Master Phuoc Hue... Zen Master Phuoc Hue has been honored as National Master. He was invited to preach sutras in the Nguyen royal palace from the reign of King Thanh Thai to King Bao Dai, and taught Buddhism at Truc Lam and Tay Thien Buddhist schools (Hue) since 1935. From outside, walking along the lotus pond to the temple gate, there are two tall square pillars, on top of which are placed two lion statues sitting majestically, connecting an arc, above are attached two words "Thap Thap". Behind the gate is a screen with an embossed dragon and horse symbol placed on a kneeling pedestal. The main hall was rebuilt by Zen Master Lieu Triet in 1749. Today's main hall has a straight roof, yin-yang tiles, and two dragons with pearl paintings on the roof. The Buddha hall is decorated solemnly, in the middle worshiping statues of Tam The Buddha, Chuan De, Ca Diep, and Ananda; The shrine worships Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, placed in two compartments on either side of the Buddha hall; On the left and right walls, there are statues of Thap Bat La Lan, statues of Thap Dien Minh Vuong, Dharma Protector, Patriarch Dat Ma and Patriarch Ty Ni Da Luu Chi. Most of the worship statues were carved during the reign of Zen Master Minh Ly (1871-1889). The pagoda was given a sign by Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu "Sac Tu Thap Amitabha Pagoda" hanging in the middle of the main door of the main hall, which was engraved by Venerable Mat Hoang in 1821. The big bell (cast in 1893) and the big drum were placed. at both ends of the hallway. Behind the main hall, there is a stele inscribed with the poem "Thap Thap Amitabha Pagoda" written by layman Duong Thanh Tu and founded by Venerable Minh Ly in 1876. The monk's house is located behind the main hall built by National Master Phuoc Hue in 1924. The Patriarch's house is in the south, connecting the main hall and the monk's house, worshiping the Patriarch of Khai Son Nguyen Thieu and the late abbots and monks. and past Buddhists. Opposite the Patriarch's house is the lecture hall, there is a wooden board with the article "Thap Thap Tu Chi" written by An Nhon Academician Vo Khac Trien in 1928, recording the history of enlightenment, the process of construction and inheritance. of Thap Thap ancestral temple. In particular, Binh Dinh Newspaper said that the pagoda still retains 2,000 wood carvings used to print the Amitabha Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Lotus Sutra, etc. The Tripitaka offered by Governor Ha Tien Mac Thien Tu also exists. 1,200 volumes of sutras, laws, treatises and records. The pagoda also preserves the Korean Tripitaka and the Taiwanese Tripitaka. The Patriarch Tower Garden is located in the North with 20 ancient towers containing the bodies of the abbots and monks in the temple. Behind the pagoda, there is also the White Tiger tower and the Council tower The pagoda has been recognized by the Ministry of Culture as a national historical and cultural relic. Amitabha Thap Thap Pagoda is the most famous pagoda in the Central region. Source: Website of An Nhon Town People's Committee

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