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My Cu Pagoda (Sung Khanh Tu).

My Cu Pagoda (Sung Khanh Tu).

My Cu Pagoda, the literal name is Sung Khanh Tu. The pagoda was built in My Cu village, so the pagoda was named after the village. The name of the village comes from the legend: "Legend has it that King Tran Nhan Tong went to Yen Tu mountain to become a monk. People made delicious food for the king, so he named it My Cu" and the name Sung Khanh Tu has the meaning of promoting Buddhism. boundless, khanh means good. My Cu Pagoda is located on the side of Che Mountain (a turtle-shaped mountain), in My Cu village, Hung Dao ward, Dong Trieu town, Quang Ninh province. During the Tran Dynasty, Buddhism entered the most brilliant period of development in Vietnamese history and affected all areas of life. After King Tran Nhan Tong became a monk in Yen Tu and founded the Truc Lam Zen sect, Phap Loa, under the guidance of King Tran Nhan Tong, received the Dharma medicine and became the second patriarch of the Truc Lam Zen sect. . During Phap Loa's reign, Truc Lam's teachings had a strong appeal to Buddhist followers. From Yen Tu, Truc Lam teachings spread throughout the Northeast region. During this period, 800 large and small temples were built. My Cu Pagoda was also built during this period. The pagoda was built with the scale and architectural structure of the letter Ding. In later times, the pagoda was expanded quite spaciously, including the main pagoda, the ancestor's house, and the monk's house, forming an overall mouth-shaped architecture. The pagoda has undergone many restorations and embellishments, which are recorded in stele placed in the pagoda yard. But at the end of the Nguyen Dynasty, the pagoda was destroyed, leaving only the main pagoda with a nail-shaped (T)-style architecture with truss structure and sculpture that still retains its original state and a system of dharma statues with high artistic value. , such as statues: Amitabha, Shakyamuni statue, Quan Am Chuan De statue, Ca Diep statue, Anan statue... Wooden statues with related ages from the Tay Son and Nguyen dynasties are still preserved quite well. The statue system is meticulously and skillfully carved, each statue has a different shape and inner expression. The carvings are soft but strong and decisive. The colors and decorative patterns on each statue are imbued with national cultural identity. Besides, My Cu Pagoda also has carvings on the rafters, ends, lines, sevens... demonstrating the ingenuity and sophistication of the craftsmen who have the heart to create and restore the Buddha's place. Electronic information portal of Dong Trieu Town, Quang Ninh province.

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