Thay Pagoda

Thay Pagoda

In its history, Thay Pagoda is associated with the name and life of Zen Master Tu Dao Hanh (1072 - 1117) - the 24th founder of the Vinaya Luu Chi Zen sect, with many names, such as "Huong Hai Am", "Bo De Vien", "Buddhist Tich"... Thay Pagoda and the rocky mountain areas of Sai Son, Hoang Xa, Phuong Cach, in Sai Son commune, Phuong Cach commune and Quoc Oai town, Quoc district Wow, Hanoi. This is a complex of relics combined with the landscape of low mountains in the middle of the rich plain, creating a sacred and majestic appearance, including 03 clusters of points: Sai Son rocky mountain area, Hoang Xa , Phuong Cach; Thay Pagoda relic complex; relics on Hoang Xa cave mountain. According to feng shui theory, Sai Mountain is considered a strange dragon (monster dragon), surrounded by 18 small mountains - "Eighteen beautiful mountains" flanking the ancestral mountain Tan Vien. However, currently there are only 11 mountains left: Sai Son, Long Dau, Hoa Son, Huong Son (Ho Son), Phuong Hoang, Ky Lan, Son Tuong, Am Giang, Ong Minh, Dong He and Hoang Xa . Among them, the most famous is Sai Son Mountain (Master Mountain), an arc about 100m high from Sai Son down to Hoang Xa with a radius of over 3km. On the mountain there are many hundred-year-old trees and many precious medicines bestowed by nature. Sai Mountain has many famous caves such as Cac Co cave, Thanh Hoa cave, Gio cave, at the top there is a fairy chess board and a flea market. In particular, Cac Co Cave is halfway up the mountain, very deep, the cave entrance is narrow, dark and slippery, to enter the cave you must have a torch. In the cave with a wide dome, a pool of human bones is still preserved - it is said that this is the place where the Lu Gia insurgents of the Zhao Dynasty failed to defeat the Western Han Dynasty. This is a complex of architectural works located at the foot and slope of Sai Son Mountain and some small surrounding mountains, including: Thay Pagoda (Ca Pagoda, Thien Phuc Tu), Boi Am Pagoda, Cao Pagoda, Thuong Temple, Long Pagoda Dau, Sai Khe Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple. The Thay Pagoda relic complex also preserves a system of very rich and diverse relics and antiques, of many types and materials, such as stone, wood, paper, a system of worship statues, incense sticks, and horizontal panels. couplets,... typically include the Amitabha Tam Ton statue set (recognized as a National Treasure), the statue of Saint Tu in three lifetimes, the statue of Lu Gia, the Buddha of the Three Worlds, and the Buddha's lotus stone pedestal with a lion crowned in time. Ly, two-tiered lotus pedestal (Bach Hoa Dai) in the Tran Dynasty, altar in the Mac Dynasty... With particularly typical values, historical relics and artistic architecture of Thay Pagoda and the rocky mountain areas of Sai Son, Hoang Xa, Phuong Cach (Quoc Oai district, Hanoi city) have been ranked by the Prime Minister. special national relic according to Decision No. 2408/QD-TTg dated December 31, 2014./. Source Department of Cultural Heritage.

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