Dai Bi Pagoda

Dai Bi Pagoda

Dai Bi Pagoda is located in Nam Giang town, Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province. In addition to worshiping Buddha, the pagoda also worships Saint Tu Dao Hanh. Through Han Nom documents, it is said. Saint Zen Master Tu Dao Hanh's family name is Tu, his family name is Lo; His father was Tu, Huy Vinh... from Lang village, held the position of Tang Quan Do Sat. At a young age, there are many unusual things, he has an immortal spirit, is generous and generous, has great ambition, and no one can predict his actions or words. He became close friends with Confucian scholar Phi Sinh, Taoist Le Toan Nghia and the singer Vi At (some documents say Phi At). At night he diligently read books, during the day he played shuttlecock, played the flute, and gambled for fun. His father was killed by Dien Thanh's servant who asked Dai Dien to use magic. The Saint failed to take revenge. He found a way to Tay Truc to study magic. The road to Kim Xi country was difficult, so he returned to Phat Tich mountain to practice, read the Da La Ni mantra eighteen thousand times, and completed the Dharma. Find Dai Dien to take revenge. From then on, washing away the hatred, the monk went everywhere in the forest to find a teacher to confirm. Thanh met Zen Master Tri Huyen and Zen Master Sung Pham to learn and expand his knowledge. After that, the monk was reincarnated as the son of Sung Hien Marquis, later King Ly Than Tong. Dai Bi Pagoda is located on a large flat area of ​​land with unique architecture. According to legend, the pagoda's land has the shape of a dragon's head. On both sides of the pagoda's door are two round wells that people here often call two dragon eyes. The architectural system of the pagoda has many unique features. Tam Quan (temple gate) is not located in the middle but was built slightly to the east. Although it has undergone many restorations, the Tam Quan gate still retains many carvings from the Later Le period (17th - 18th centuries). The temple is decorated with Buddha statues like any other Vietnamese temple. The difference in Dai Bi Pagoda is that on the right side of the Three Jewels, there is an altar to worship Patriarch Tu Dao Hanh and Zen Master Giac Hai, who have made many contributions to the country's Buddhism. In the field of Buddhism, Zen masters are considered holy monks; In the social field, they are considered village tutelary gods, people who have the merit of teaching vocational skills to the people... The statues at Dai Bi Pagoda are carved quite perfectly. In addition, there are many altar objects and couplets with historical and artistic value. Behind the pagoda there is a bell tower with match bell style architecture, 8 roofs with high, soft and elegant blades. This is the most valuable work of Dai Bi Pagoda. Behind the bell tower is the ancestral temple, which worships Bodhidharma, the 28th patriarch and master of the Zen sect. Dai Bi Pagoda also has a space to worship Mother Goddesses, a national belief that Vietnamese people have practiced for many generations. Dai Bi Pagoda also preserves many valuable relics, antiques, and ancient books, most notably 10 steles, of which the oldest stele was engraved in the year of the Goat (1679) during the reign of Le Hy Tong; 10 ordinations; The large bell is 2m high and was cast in the 18th year of Minh Mang's reign (1838). The belief of worshiping Saint Tu Dao Hanh on the land of Nam Truong, along with the unique architecture of Dai Bi Pagoda, hundred-room pagoda, purely Vietnamese, flourished in the 17th century and exists to this day, demonstrating the eternal vitality of the Vietnamese. With typical values ​​of history, culture and artistic architecture, Dai Bi Pagoda was ranked as a National Monument in 1964. Source: Nam Truc District People's Committee

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