The ceremony of casting the Great Bell and installing the Buddha statue at Chi Linh Pagoda (Yen Thanh).
(Baonghean.vn) - On April 11 (ie March 21 of the lunar calendar), under the witness of Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu and other Venerables, Venerables, Venerables, monks and nuns of the Truc Lam Zen sect and the Buddhist Executive Committee of Nghe An province, at Chi Linh pagoda (Xuan Thanh commune - Yen Thanh), the ceremony of pouring bronze to cast the Great Bell (bronze bell) and enshrine the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni took place.
(Baonghean.vn) - On April 11 (ie March 21 of the lunar calendar), under the witness of Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu and other Venerables, Venerables, Venerables, monks and nuns of the Truc Lam Zen sect and the Buddhist Executive Committee of Nghe An province, at Chi Linh pagoda (Xuan Thanh commune - Yen Thanh), the ceremony of pouring bronze to cast the Great Bell (bronze bell) and enshrine the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni took place.
The Great Bell was built with the support of Venerable Abbot Thich Truc Thong Kien (Venerable Abbot of Chi Linh Pagoda), together with Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Chau and Buddhists from near and far who contributed money and effort to complete it. The bell weighs 1.5 tons, is 2.15m high, and has a diameter of 1.28m, and was made by the Nguyen Van Minh Bronze Casting Facility (Hue City Casting Ward). The statue of Buddha Shakyamuni is nearly 3m high and was brought back from Ho Chi Minh City.
Chi Linh Pagoda is an ancient pagoda, currently in the process of expanding its scale and being built into Truc Lam Yen Thanh Zen Monastery. The pagoda is located in a complex of spiritual and cultural tourism areas, serving the spiritual and cultural needs of Buddhists and local people./.
Phu Huong
