TRAVEL EXPERIENCES IN DONG PAGODA, YEN TU, QUANG NINH, VIETNAM

20-03-2019

HISTORY OF TEMPLE CONTRACT

Primordial, Ms. Dong Pagoda by a pilot of Lord Trinh Le dynasty built on (the 17th century). The pagoda was cast in bronze, began as a small venture, a non-slip underground.

Arrive in scenes in 1740, King Le Canh Hung, storms dislodge temple roof, after being unloaded rest crooks leaving only traces of buried columns on a stone pit.
In the winter of 1930, Ms. Bui Thi My from Longhua Pagoda Temple Plains Renewable concrete square copper on a rock above the head people at the old location Dong Pagoda.

In 1993, Nguyen Son Nam, an overseas Vietnamese in the US, and overseas Buddhist rise to recast a new pagoda-shaped architecture design Dinh under a blooming lotus, seated on individual labor kneeling down at the same sculpted shape stylized lotus flower, placed right next to the temple built concrete Plains early twentieth century.
In the spirit, the two temples provided on a block, not to Buddhists and people of the two temples to worship At the same time, the implementation of Decision No. 3325 / QD-UB dated 08/29/2005 of People's Committee of Quang Ninh province Approval embellished investment projects in Dong pagoda in Yen Tu relic, Uong Bi City. June 3, 2006 under the chairmanship of Dr Buddhist Thich Thanh Decision (Thich Thanh Decision) and the Project Management Unit Dong Pagoda, by merit cross and abroad began casting the temple ceremony At the same according to the designs of architect Tran Quoc Tuan - Relic Conservation Institute. The temple was inaugurated on 30 May 01 2007, situated atop the sacred mountain located between the two temples built before.

TEMPLE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE & COPPER

When construction of the new Dong Pagoda, two old temple was moved to storage at the Management Board of Yen Tu relic, and later was transferred to the display.

At the new temple by the artist bronze casting in Y Yen, Nam Dinh follow templates glue tank (Thuan Thanh, Bac Ninh), weighing 70 tons, 4.6 m long, 3.6 m wide and the height from the floor to column roof is 3,35m. The patterns, textures on top executioner, pedestal style roof Tran dynasty. The entire bar, spars are casting dragon heads. Four head Flake temple roof shape, reminiscent of blooming lotus shaped rose, which was cut into many different details (patterns, motifs, romantic tips, etc ...) as a wooden temple, then transported and installed directly on top of Yen Tu.
The two sides have mounting ring temple, inaugurated. After the temple is a rising concern for Buddhist monks reside temple.

Top Yen Son, go in the cloud does not distinguish where the sky, where the land is, where is the people in the place between heaven and earth and sociable person (natural, local, private). From the top view of the four directions Yen Son is both the Northeast as the blue ribbon, incredible scenery.

Long, Dong Pagoda is not only about architecture means that in terms of long-standing beliefs, it has a special spiritual significance. The Yen Tu Pagoda completely different any metal casting works in the world, including the architectural and sculptural art. It's just healthy beauty, and soft, uplifting.
According to folklore, the temple Dong - Yen Tu is where people can recourse is "life force of the universe" for all aspects of life. This cosmic energy flow as all sources of happiness flowed down to the ground makes life flourish. My line of spiritual flow that occurs only in the land of opportunity is the certain conditions. At the temple, where believers, Buddhists believe in the inspiration for each visit to be entered into that boundless vitality.