Thuong Chieu Zen Monastery is located at 001, group 23, hamlet 1C, Phuoc Thai commune, Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province. With a strategic location, this place is located on the left of Highway 51, between kilometers 76 - 77, from the city. Bien Hoa 44km and Long Thanh town 14km. This is one of the monastery of the Bac Tong sect in the history of Vietnamese Buddhism. Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, named Tran Thanh Tu, ordained in 1949 at Buddha Quang pagoda. He inherited the knowledge and guidance from the late Venerable Thich Thien Hoa. Thich Thanh Tu - a Ly Tang Dynasty of the 12th generation, the Vo Ngon Thong meditation line established Thuong Chieu Zen Monastery in 1974. Therefore, the monastery named after Zen master Thuong Chieu. He ordained after being an official under the reign of King Ly Cao Tong. The mission of the Institute was offered and built under the guidance of Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, creating a large destination, located on a land area with a total area of up to 52 hectares. Not only is a solemn and meditation place but also has a deep historical and cultural significance. The buildings at the Institute were carefully built and in stages, including Buddha Palace (1986), Bell Tower (1988), Chief of Hall (restored since 1994), expanding the road (in 1998). . The campus of Thuong Chieu Zen Monastery is spacious and is a solemn stop for many Buddhists from all over. Every year, Thuong Chieu Zen Monastery often welcomes more than 100 monks and nuns here to focus on the life of study and practice according to a strict schedule. They hope that through these efforts, they will achieve enlightenment and create opportunities for a happy and free life, escape suffering in the present. Every year, in the important holidays of Buddhism, especially on the death anniversary of the 19-20 lunar calendar, the monastery welcomes thousands of monks and nuns, nuns, and friends from everywhere. They attended the ceremony with a solemn outfit and chanted in a pure and solemn space. With pure and peaceful but also attractive with its unique architecture. Each building at the monastery shows the meticulousness, sophistication, and creativity, and also shows honor to the Buddhist spirit. After stepping through the welcome gate of Thuong Chieu Monastery, visitors will start the journey in a beautiful natural image. The path leading to the monastery covered with green Duong, created shade and feeling comfortable, even on hot sunny days. However, interesting especially after the end of this fresh green road, you will see a solid concrete gate. This gate has meaningful writing and two majestic lion statues standing first, as those who protect the peace of the temple. Compared to other spiritual temples, Thuong Chieu Zen Monastery has a special architecture. Red tile roofs are built with two floors and soaring in the shape of the knife at the end, supported by a large cylindrical pillar of fake wood reinforced concrete and placed on a higher step than the yard. All works have similar architecture, with the difference mainly in size. The main hall of Thuong Chieu Zen Monastery is located in the middle of a 13ha large campus and is designed very open, no walls to separate. Inside the church, you will see the Guru Ghost Guru is made of gold, with a lotus handle, the symbol of the micro flower. The two sides are a pairs of pottery pots with nacre of 3.5m high. The columns, roofs, altars are meticulously decorated with the image of the four spirits, flowers, and many other sophisticated details. Before the main hall, you will see the bell floor and the empty floor are made entirely of glossy wood, with the name written in Chinese characters, creating an ancient and quiet feeling. Other buildings such as stupa, ancestors, monks, boys, increased ventricles, ventricular meditation, libraries, tone of museums, guest houses, clinics and houses, are all built with meticulousness and meticulousness and significantly elaborate. In addition, the campus also has a beautiful garden with a clear koi aquarium and a curved stone bridge leading to an ancient communal house for people to relax and enjoy the landscape. The monastery often creates a pure, unique and impressive spiritual space in the hearts of people, not only a place to honor spirituality but also a place to enjoy peace and relaxation.
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Ngày cập nhật : 12/02/2025