Ceremony to install the statue of Buddha Quan Am on top of Phuong mountain

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon and evening of January 11, the Nghe An Buddhist Sangha Executive Committee and Buddhist monks and followers of An Thai Pagoda (Quynh Luu; Nghe An) solemnly held a ceremony to enthrone and call the Bodhisattva Guanyin statue on top of Phoenix Mountain in Quynh Long Commune (Quynh Luu; Nghe An).

The 12m high, 140 ton statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva is made of a single block of white stone and is placed right in the middle of Phuong Mountain - behind An Thai Pagoda, on a 2m high pedestal made of reinforced concrete. The statue was crafted by artisans from Nam Dinh at a total cost of 1.3 billion VND.

Statue of Buddha Quan Am at Phuong Mountain

The Quan Am statue area on the top of Phuong mountain has been surveyed and planned by competent authorities to be built on a land area of ​​more than 4 hectares with main construction items such as: monument square, Tam Bao shrine, monk hall, monk guest hall, lecture hall, meditation tea house, Bodhi house, natural eucalyptus forest, well, parking lot... The entire project is estimated to cost more than 50 billion VND and is expected to be built in 3 years.

It is known that An Thai Pagoda has existed for a long time and was renovated on a large scale during the Tran Minh Tong period (1324-1329). According to the Yin-Yang theory, the pagoda is located in the middle of the "four spirits meeting", with four gods attending, namely Thanh Long, Bach Ho, Chu Tuoc and Huyen Vu.

Ritual of calling the gods to enter meditation

Today, the pagoda still preserves three ancient statues in the style of the Later Le Dynasty, which are the statue of Buddha Sakyamuni and two statues of Manjushri and Samantabhadra. Especially the sacred ancient well, at the bottom of the well there is a cross-shaped wooden plank, engraved with the words: "Thien Thanh Giap Ty nien khai thien tao tinh", the content shows that the well was dug in 1024 under the reign of King Ly Thai To, Thien Thanh year. On this occasion, Buddhist monks and followers of An Thai pagoda sincerely held a charity ceremony, praying for the country to prosper, the Dharma to last forever, and for all people to live and work in peace.

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