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 21st 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 installing the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni took place.

The Great Bell was built with the support of Venerable Thich Truc Thong Kien (Venerable Abbot of Chi Linh Pagoda), Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Chau and Buddhist followers from near and far who contributed money and labor 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 Group (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 building it 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