The main hall of Diec Pagoda will be completed in 2020.
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of March 3, in Vinh city, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province solemnly held the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the main hall of Diec pagoda.
Attend the ceremony, vOn the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Doan Hop - Former Member of the Party Central Committee, former Minister of Information and Communications.
On the side of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, there were Most Venerable Thich Thanh Dam - Deputy Supreme Patriarch of the Central Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS); Most Venerable Thich Tho Lac - Standing Member of the Executive Council, Deputy Head of the Cultural Committee of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province, abbot of Diec Pagoda.
Delegates attending the groundbreaking ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong
Diec Pagoda (also known as Tung Lam Diec Co) was first built at the end of the Tran Dynasty and gradually became the leading center of study, spirituality and belief in the region.
After many renovations and constructions, the pagoda became the administrative headquarters of the Buddhist Association of Military Region 4 in 1950. Under the French colonial period, Diec Pagoda was a secret contact point for patriots Phan Boi Chau, Phan Chu Trinh, Doi Cung... Through the ups and downs of history, Diec Pagoda only has the Tam Quan gate and two stone steles left.
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| Remains of the ancient Diec Pagoda. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Delegates attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the main hall of Diec Pagoda. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Mr. Le Xuan Dai - Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee congratulated the Abbot of Diec Pagoda. Photo: Thanh Cuong. |
As part of the construction and restoration projects of Diec Pagoda, the main hall of Diec Pagoda was officially started on an area of over 1,100 m2.2, divided into three floors, total height is 27m. With estimated cost of about 27 billion VND from socialized sources. The main hall of Diec Pagoda will be completed after about 2 and a half years.
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| Master plan of Diec Pagoda campus. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
The newly built main hall inherits the traditional cultural architecture of the nation, in harmony with the worship space, meeting the spiritual beliefs and Buddhist study needs of monks, nuns and Buddhists; worthy of being a spiritual cultural work located in the center of Vinh city.
