Phuoc Tuong Pagoda

Phuoc Tuong Pagoda

Phuoc Tuong Pagoda is a national historical and cultural relic, recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information on July 27, 1993 and recognized as an architectural and artistic relic on January 7, 1993. Phuoc Tuong Pagoda is an ancient temple of Ho Chi Minh City, located on Street 102, Quarter 7, Tang Nhon Phu A Ward, Thu Duc City. The pagoda follows the Northern sect founded by Zen master Linh Quang - Buddha (1736 - 1788), the 35th generation Lam Te Zen sect was founded in 1741. In the year Giap Ngo (1834) under Minh Mang dynasty, the fourth generation abbot was Tu Minh, moved the pagoda to the present location, and reconstructed it on a large scale. Phuoc Tuong Pagoda is located on a fairly large area of ​​land, nearly 30,000 m², covered with many large green trees. In the temple grounds, there are many Buddha statues and shrines arranged around the temple yard such as the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha under the Bodhi tree, the shrine of Tam The Buddha, Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, Stupa... The pagoda was restored many times during the reign. Nguyen family. The temple's architecture today is the result of reconstructions in the 1930s, 1952 and 1991. The pagoda was built in a pure Southern ancient pagoda style, the rows of houses were built in an inverted L shape with a main axis and a secondary axis. The main axis is a large-scale collective, the architecture includes: main hall, ancestral hall, lecture hall, Thien Tinh courtyard, monks' hall, the end of the main axis is the main street. The secondary axis includes the east corridor located to the left of the main axis, used for warehouses and kitchens. The front hall of the pagoda has statues of the Dharma Protector, Vajra and blue sashes carved according to the theme of cranes. A unique sculpture with historical value is a horizontal panel hanging in the front hall with the words "Phuoc Tuong Tu" dating from the reign of King Minh Mang in 1834. Next to the front hall is the main hall. The main hall is the main worship area and displays many ancient Buddha statues. In the middle of the main hall is a large blue sash, carved according to the theme of the four sacred animals: Dragon - Unicorn - Quy - Phung. In front of the main hall, there are columns carved with golden dragon bodies curving along parallel sentences painted in red and gilded. Close to the main hall is the Patriarch Hall, where there is an altar to the ancestors, a statue of Patriarch Dat Ma and tablets of the temple's abbots, and an altar to 9 Thai Sanh mothers, which people often call "the temple". "Mother gave birth to mother" and a pair of wooden "Dragon Christmas" tureens. Phuoc Tuong Pagoda as well as other pagodas in the South are decorated according to the formula "Buddha's first, then the Patriarch's". The pagoda has 53 statues, 13 horizontal panels, parallel sentences and many lamellas, deities, and tablets. There are many types of worship statues, some are made of stone, made of earth, and most are made of wood. Some wooden statues at the pagoda were carved in the early 19th century, still have rough features but have great value of antiques dating back hundreds of years and have many good parallel sentences, beautiful words, delicate carvings, and gilded lacquer. brilliant. Source: Thu Duc City Cultural Center

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