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Boi Khe Pagoda

Boi Khe Pagoda

Boi Khe Pagoda has the literal name "Dai Bi Pagoda", one of the oldest pagodas in the North. Legend has it that the pagoda was built in 1338 during the Tran dynasty. The pagoda worships Buddha, Tam Toa Thanh Mau, worships Saint Boi Nguyen Dinh An - who was instrumental in fighting the northern invaders, and also preserves many religious vestiges of the Truc Lam sect, Taoism, and Confucianism. According to documents recognized by researchers, the pagoda underwent eight major restorations during the Le So, Mac, Le Trung Hung and Nguyen dynasties. Currently, the architecture and most of the carvings of the pagoda have the appearance of the Nguyen Dynasty. The pagoda brings together many typical architectural and artistic features of many periods. The steps in front of the upper palace still retain traces of bricks from the Mac and Le dynasties, with embossed decorative patterns and mascots remaining almost intact. The pagoda's wood carvings are mostly from the Nguyen Dynasty. These carvings are unique in that, instead of the familiar motifs such as pine, chrysanthemum, bamboo, apricot, lotus, dragon, phoenix..., some of the carvings depict the story of Tang Monk and his disciples going to seek sutras, two children. Horses (or deer) were playing with each other and falling down, meticulously and delicately carving dragon and unicorn... Boi Khe Pagoda has the structure "Pre-Buddhist, post-Holy", "Internal, foreign", facing West, including items: Duc Ong Temple, tower garden, five gates, brick bridge, three gates, stele house about to celebrate; Buddha pagoda (front hall, incense burning, upper hall, left - right corridor); The Holy Palace (the main altar, the tube, the harem), the Patriarch's house - the Mother's house and the guest house. Over many periods, Boi Khe Pagoda still retains many unique artifacts with different dates. In the pagoda today, there is still a lotus pedestal supporting the statue of Guan Yin carved with the image of the god Garuda, influenced by Champa carving art, and the stele "Convoluted relics of the relics" from 1453 records the saint's legend. Sets, two large bells cast in the 4th year of Thieu Tri (1844), a unique 12-armed Guan Yin statue, a number of steles from the Tran dynasty and 22 ordinations from the Ly to Nguyen dynasties, two jade wells beside side of the temple. The pagoda has a system of ancient Buddha statues including 12 statues, from the Dharma Protector, the Three Buddhas, the Cuu Long throne, the Ten Palaces of the King of Hell, including especially the beautiful terracotta Arhat statues, extremely vivid and realistic. , showing different faces and poses. Boi Khe Pagoda was recognized as a national architectural and artistic relic in 1979. Boi Khe Pagoda Festival takes place from January 10 to 12 (lunar calendar). In addition, at the pagoda there is also a festival to pray for rain and the custom of making love between the two villages of Boi Khe and Tien Lu (Tien Phuong commune, Chuong My district). In addition, Boi Khe Pagoda also has a unique feature: behind the pagoda grounds there is a tunnel tunnel that was once a model during the resistance war against the French, built in January 1948 with 3 main niches. The bunker has the effect of moving troops underground and when retreating, it becomes a solid defense. Here, the army and villagers of Boi Khe defeated 3 raids by the French enemy, killing 372 enemies. Thanh Oai district determined that Boi Khe pagoda has special local value. In the present and the future, Boi Khe Pagoda is a spiritual cultural tourist destination located on the route of Huong Pagoda (My Duc), Duc Thanh Ca Temple (Ung Hoa) to promote socio-economic and tourism development of the country. district in particular and tourism linking the southern districts of Hanoi in general. Source Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports.

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