Tuyen Linh Pagoda

Tuyen Linh Pagoda

Tuyen Linh Pagoda is located in Tan Thoi Dong B hamlet, Minh Duc commune, Mo Cay Nam district, Ben Tre province. Tuyen Linh Pagoda was built in the year of Tan Dau (1861), during the 14th year of Tu Duc's reign. At first, the pagoda was called Tien Linh, led by Venerable Khanh Phong and made of bamboo and leaves to worship Mrs. Sam - who was tiger pounces but very sacred. Tuyen Linh Pagoda is where Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac, Uncle Ho's father, stopped many times to stay. The longest time Mr. Pho Bang stayed here was from 1927 to 1929. During his stay at the pagoda, Mr. Pho Bang opened teaching classes, checked pulses and made medicine for people in the area, and discussed matters with the Abbot. people, country affairs. In the years before Dong Khoi, Ben Tre was in the harsh grip of America and Diem. The Tan Huong - Minh Duc region, where Tuyen Linh pagoda is located, is still one of the places with the strongest development of the Revolutionary movement in the province. . The agencies of Mo Cay District Party Committee and Ben Tre Provincial Party Committee were once stationed at Tuyen Linh Pagoda with the help and concealment of the people and Buddhist followers during the Revolutionary period. During the two resistance wars, Tuyen Linh pagoda was a place to hide and nurture revolutionary cadres, so twice the enemy used planes to bomb, destroy and burn the pagoda. The pagoda was restored many times and was newly built in 1999 on the old, very spacious foundation. However, there are not many artifacts associated with the pagoda's past. In 1941 the Pagoda was repaired for the first time, and in 1983 the Pagoda continued to be repaired and expanded. In 1999, the pagoda was greatly restored on the old pagoda's foundation. The pagoda has a 0.7m high dharma guardian statue made of ancient bronze. The pagoda garden has stupas inscribed with the names of three Patriarchs: Venerable Khanh Phong (1823-1905), Zen Master Minh Bao (1846-1919) and Dharma Master Khanh Hoa (1877-1948). In 2003, the pagoda received a giant bell that was 1.7m tall and weighed over 330kg. On July 20, 1994, the Ministry of Culture and Information recognized Tuyen Linh Pagoda as a National Historical and Cultural Monument. Source: Compilation of Ben Tre province newspaper

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