Chùa Bút Tháp
Coordinates: 21 ° 3 ′ 39 ″ N , 106 ° 1 ′ 19.9 ″ E
Chùa Bút Tháp (Chinese 寧福 寺, popularly also Chùa Nhạn Tháp ), the so-called Brush Tower Pagoda , is a Buddhist pagoda on the Đuống River in the municipality of Đình Tổ, Thuận Thành district, in the Vietnamese province of Bắc Ninh , for example 25 km northeast of Hanoi .
history
It was built as a monastery during the Tran Dynasty in the 13th century and, according to inscriptions on stone steles, renovated and expanded from 1646 to 1648 with funds from Queen Trịnh Thị Ngọc Trúc and Princess Lê Thị Ngọc Duyên , allegedly by the after the collapse of the Ming dynasty in 1644 fled from China Buddhist monk Zhu Zhu (Vietnamese:. Chuyết Chuyết ) and his student Minh Hạnh .
Appearance
The vestibule of the pagoda is lined with large dragon guard figures. In the main room is a Quan Âm statue, which with its thousand arms and eyes is considered one of the most important religious statues in the country. Outside the building complex there is the striking five-story tower Tháp Bảo Nghiêm , which houses the remains of the monk Chuyết Chuyết .
activities
In the course of time and through the effects of war, the pagoda was badly damaged. Between 1991 and 1995, the restoration and reconstruction of the bell tower , the front and main building, the altar , the 56 statues and the two wings received technical and financial support from the German Federal Government .
The Pagoda Festival is celebrated on the 24th day of the third lunar month . Dragon boat races are also held at the Bút Tháp Temple around midsummer, when festivities take place across the country .
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Web links
- Commons : But Thap Temple - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . PDF file of travel and culture
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated December 9, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
