KIM DAI Pagoda

KIM DAI Pagoda

Kim Dai Pagoda, also known as Quynh Lam Pagoda, Xuan Dai Quarter, Dinh Bang Ward, Tu Son City was built by Zen Master Dinh Khong in the 13th century. Having undergone many restorations and embellishments, the pagoda still retains its ancient architecture and is a place of religious activities for local people and a tourist destination for tourists from all over when returning to the Ly Dynasty's homeland. Kim Dai Pagoda is a place to worship Buddha, Patriarch, Mother Goddess and jointly worship two patriarchs, Zen Master Dinh Khong and Zen Master Ly Khanh Van. The pagoda was built on a campus of nearly 3,800 square meters, with Dinh-shaped architecture, including items: Three gates, Three jewels, To house, Mother house, Ni house, Quan Am floor... The pagoda gate (Three Entrances) was built on a massive scale, including the main gate and 2 side gates on both sides, above the domed roof in the style of "2 floors and 8 curved blade roofs". The Three Jewels include Tien Duong and Thuong Dien linked together to form a Dinh-shaped architectural plan. The front hall consists of 5 compartments, 2 left, with the architecture of "4 curved blade roofs". On the roof of the Tien Duong building are embossed three Chinese characters "Kim Dai Tu". The upper palace consists of 3 compartments, structured in the style of "upper is stacked with beams, lower is stacked with beams and seven porches". The Patriarch's House and the Mother's House have 4 rooms, with the architecture of "the head of the vase covering the arms of the throne". The Buddha statue system is placed in the hallway of 2 rows of 7-room houses. The pagoda still retains a system of worship statues, horizontal panels, parallel sentences and many valuable ancient artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty. The path leading to the pagoda is lined with green trees and ornamental plants of all kinds... During the years before the uprising, Kim Dai pagoda was also a place where revolutionary cadres and local guerrillas operated secretly. The pagoda festival is held on the 9th day of the first lunar month every year to commemorate the contributions of ancestors to the Ly dynasty. Kim Dai Pagoda is ranked by the state as a provincial-level relic according to Decision No. 61/QD-UBND dated January 5, 2009. Source: Bac Ninh province electronic information portal

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