(Baonghean.vn) -With a total construction volume of up to 1,200m3With various types of precious wood (including ironwood and rosewood imported from Africa), Lam Son Pagoda (Quynh Yen commune, Quynh Luu) is currently considered the largest wooden pagoda in the North Central region.
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| According to Venerable Thich Quang Van, abbot of Lam Son Pagoda, this wooden pagoda was built in the “inner public, outer private” architectural style and was constructed by artisans from Ninh Binh. This is the ancient pagoda architectural style popular in the Northern Delta. |
According to the genealogy of the great families in Quynh Yen commune (Quynh Luu) and the elders, Lam Son pagoda was built in the Le Trung Hung period in 1712. At that time, the pagoda was built in the middle of Thuong Yen village, Quynh Yen commune, on a large, high land. The pagoda is a place to protect monks and Buddhists from all directions, and a place to pray for peace for the people in the village.
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| Lam Son Pagoda includes the Ancestor Temple; the Great Hero Temple (also known as the Three Jewels); the bell tower and drum tower on both sides; left and right corridors; the three-entrance gate and other auxiliary works. |
During the resistance war, the pagoda was a place for speeches, rallies, and calls on people to join the resistance. Through the vicissitudes of history, the pagoda was damaged and degraded, and the sacrificial objects and Buddha statues gradually disappeared.
On November 8, 2012, the People's Committee of Nghe An province issued Decision No. 4446/QD-UBND-NC approving the restoration of Lam Son Buddhist temple (Quynh Yen commune, Quynh Luu district, Nghe An) to meet the religious and spiritual needs of the people.
Accordingly, on November 19, 2013, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 5472/QD-UBND DTXD approving the detailed planning for the construction of Lam Son Pagoda with a total planned pagoda land area of 5,482.37m2.2, of which the temple construction area is 1,961.38m22.
Let's admire the beauty of the largest wooden pagoda in Nghe An in Quynh Yen commune, Quynh Luu:
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| Currently, the restoration work has completed the land planning and the construction of the Great Hero Palace. In the photo is the main facade of the lower palace (also the largest palace in the Lam Son pagoda architectural complex). |
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| Here, the Buddha statues are mainly carved from precious wood with many sets of Three Worlds Buddha statues, Amitabha Three Tons statues, Sakyamuni Lotus statues, and several other Buddha statues. |
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| In particular, the temple's items are built mainly of ironwood and sen wood imported from Africa with a total volume of about 1,200m3. The Ancestral Temple area is made entirely of vulture wood. The highest wooden pillar is 7.58m, and the diameter of all pillars is 55cm. |
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| The abbot of Lam Son Pagoda affirmed: "There are many pagodas in Vietnam, but the largest wooden pagoda in the entire North Central region is only Lam Son Pagoda." |
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| Not only known as the largest wooden pagoda in the North Central region, Lam Son Pagoda has recently received a statue of Bodhidharma Buddha made of monolithic burl wood (with a height of 3.8m, weighing more than 3 tons) considered the largest in Vietnam to date. |
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| The drum tower is also built entirely of wood very elaborately. |
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| Lam Son Pagoda has become the pride of Buddhists and people of Quynh Yen commune. |
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| After being restored and embellished, Lam Son Pagoda will be a place for spiritual and cultural activities, preserving the traditional cultural identity of the homeland. At the same time, it will promote compassion and goodwill in community activities among the people in general and among Buddhists near and far in particular, not only serving the religious needs of the people but also serving the needs of sightseeing and worshiping Buddha of tourists from all directions, contributing to the development of tourism in the overall socio-economic development of Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province. |
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