(Baonghean.vn) - Located in the Gam Mountain - Dinh River complex (Yen Thanh district), the Gam Pagoda historical and cultural relic is one of the religious and belief works with unique artistic features of ancient cultural beauty.
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| According to documents, artifacts, and historical events that remain, Gam Pagoda was built during the Tran Dynasty, belonging to the Truc Lam sect - a Zen sect founded by Buddhist Emperor Tran Nhan Tong, the official Buddhism of Dai Viet. |
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| With the investment attention of the local government, the pagoda is being gradually restored and embellished with majesty and grandeur, in order to preserve the cultural values that our ancestors worked hard to create, enriching the cultural beauty of our homeland Nghe An. |
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| The ancient Gam Pagoda, also known as Chi Linh Tu, includes all the ancient architectural works. The worshiping house, made of 5 compartments of ironwood, is connected together by tight mortise and tenon joints. |
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| A rather unique artistic feature here is the system of carved panels on the front wind panels, spanning across 5 compartments, with many high and low reliefs, including different decorative motifs. The most prominent is the image of the four sacred animals (Dragon - Unicorn - Turtle - Phoenix) highlighted by motifs depicting the scenes of "Seven Sages of Truc Lam", "Southern Mountains and Four Seas", "Scholars - Farmers - Workers" with soft, peaceful lines. |
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| In the middle room, there are carved images of dragons, curled together. Below, the artisans skillfully put in carved images such as: Two dragons worshiping the moon, interspersed with images of Phoenix holding a letter, Carp transforming into a Dragon... |
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| With the art of carving, sacred animals are depicted very vividly, meticulously, softly, gracefully, and strongly with the themes decorated quite balanced, creating a closeness between nature and humans. Through that, we can see the talented hands with the sophisticated sculpture art of ancient artisans, as if wanting to attach to the tangible cultural heritage of the cultural traditions of our ancestors for future generations. |
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| Monk Thich Tue Minh - Deputy abbot of Gam Pagoda (Xuan Thanh) said: All the patterns and motifs on the wood exude deep humanity, expressing the tradition of the Vietnamese people, which are: Noble, pure, loyal, honest, resilient and a soul that is kind, upward-looking, aesthetically pleasing, and optimistic to have a peaceful life. |
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| Through many historical ups and downs, despite wars, changes in mechanisms and harshness of nature, with the awareness of the people, the original architectural art of the pagoda is still preserved, closely associated with the historical evidence of the land and people of Ke Gam. |
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