Thien An Pagoda

Thien An Pagoda

Thien An Pagoda is located on top of Thien An mountain in Tinh An commune, Son Tinh district, 3 km from Quang Ngai city center. The ancient pagoda has the most beautiful and unique architecture in Quang Ngai. Thien An Pagoda was opened and formed in 1716, but at that time, this was just a small, quiet hermitage, few people frequented it. After that, the temple was restored and the number of monks, nuns and Buddhists coming here increased more and more. In 1717, this place was given a plaque by Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu with the words, "Sac Tu Thien An Tu". Over the months of experiencing wind and rain at the pagoda, the sign was seriously damaged and was recreated by Zen master Hoang Phuc in 1946. And it was not until 1964 that this place was officially restored and built. became a temple at the end of 1965. Since its inception, Thien An Pagoda has undergone 5 times of restoration, construction and expansion. To date, the temple's campus has increased to about 1 hectare. Over more than 300 years of establishment and existence, Thien An Pagoda has had about 15 abbots, of which 6 are revered as monks - sixth ancestors. With the pagoda's rich history, Thien An Pagoda was included in the list of national historical relics of the Ministry of Culture and Sports in 1990. Thien An Pagoda has a very large space with surrounding walls. Thien An Pagoda impresses with its elaborate motifs of dragons flanking the moon, along with scrolls and a system of parallel sentences. Above the three-entrance gate is a statue of the guardian god. Inside are two rows of Arhat statues on both sides of the Buddha statues. In the grounds of Thien An Pagoda, there is a large area of ​​land with ancient trees providing shade all year round. Thien An Pagoda was built in the Ruong architectural style, made entirely of wood, with the main pagoda in front and the ancestral house at the back of the temple grounds. In particular, in the temple there is a precious bell with a wide echo throughout the region. The area around Thien An Pagoda is a flower garden. Among them, the statue of Avalokiteshvara Buddha in the surrounding temple grounds is planted with flowers and many beautiful ornamental plants. To the east of the pagoda is the tomb area, this is the burial place of the abbots. To the south is Huynh Thuc Khang's tomb. In the north is a large lotus lake blooming with fragrant flowers. The water in the lake is blue and the most impressive is the rockery in the middle of the lake. Next is the monk's tomb with a lotus statue and a stupa. Thien An Pagoda is famous for having a Buddha well in the temple grounds, the well water is deep and cool all year round. The special thing about Buddha's well is that the water source in the well has never dried up and people here believe that drinking water from the well can cure all kinds of diseases. Thien An Pagoda - a pagoda with more than 300 years of history associated with many sacred and mysterious anecdotes. The temple is a place to send prayers, hoping for good things to come in the coming days. Source: People's Committee of Quang Ngai province

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