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Bao Ngan Pagoda

Bao Ngan Pagoda

Bao Ngan Pagoda is located in Song Lo commune, Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province. Bao Ngan Pagoda is an ancient pagoda. Legend has it that it was originally a manor house of King Hung's daughter, and was built by the Patriarchs into a Buddhist temple, a place of spiritual warmth for the Buddhist population of the entire region. vast. Through the ups and downs of time, the temple has become a ruin. From the ancestral home of Huong Pagoda - Ha Tay, and being assigned by Buddha to Bao Ngan Pagoda, Venerable Thich Minh Thuan, step by step, persistently created both the material and spiritual foundations of the pagoda, while also developing a mind of indifference. hesitate to make efforts to contribute to the Dharma propagation industry in Phu Tho. Initially, the Master built temporary shacks, then step by step built a lecture hall, guest house, monk's house, Patriarch's house,... solid and majestic. Truong An retreats, retreats and festivals are still held here. Like bees returning to the hive, Buddhists continue to practice and study in increasing numbers. This place has become a famous Gia Lam place in the region. Bao Ngan Pagoda has architecture and interior design following Chan Tinh style combined with Mat Tinh initiates. In particular, it has a palace worshiping Patriarch Padmasambhava - an important patriarch in Tibetan Tantra. Venerable Minh Thuan, one of the outstanding Dharma disciples of Patriarch Vien Thanh, is known as the person who brought Esoteric Buddhism back to Vietnam in 1992. The architecture of Bao Ngan Pagoda follows the shape of the word "Cong", with offerings overlapping each other to form eight roofs. The harem also has twelve roofs, with a floor area larger than 500 square meters and a height of up to 16.5 meters. The pagoda now stands majestically on the banks of the Lo River, near the historic Viet Tri bridge. SOURCE: PHU THO NEWSPAPER

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