Quynh Lam Pagoda – Ancient beauty of the East

Coming to Dong Trieu Town, one of the temples that tourists often come to is Quynh Lam (Trang An ward) – a famous landscape of the land of the ancient East…

Shakyamuni Buddha… … and Maitreya Buddha Palace are two of the three large palaces at Quynh Lam Pagoda. Quynh Lam Pagoda is said to have a history of construction from the Ly Dynasty and major restorations in the Tran, Le, and Nguyen dynasties. The stele “Reconstruction and reconstruction of the first Tien Du Son Quynh Lam Pagoda” in front of the present three-door gate shows the history of thousands of years of the pagoda. This stele is 2.46m high, 1.53m wide and 0.25m thick, originally erected in the Ly Dynasty, in the Le Trung Hung period, when the temple was restored, part of the motifs and all illustrations were removed. text of this stele for engraving. This is one of the largest steles of the Ly dynasty still in Quang Ninh. Over time, rain, sun, war, the pagoda became ruins in the mid-twentieth century. The temple has just been restored today and is now one of the largest wooden pagodas in the northern region, built from more than 1,500m3 of ironwood. The magnificence and magnificence of Quynh Pagoda is reflected in the complex of 3 large electric buildings with a total area of ​​more than 1,000m2, rebuilt on the foundation of the old pagoda, with traditional materials, with continuity, selected filter. The Emerald Buddha statue is the highlight of the Luu Ly Buddha Palace of Quynh Lam Pagoda. The outermost large hall is the Shakyamuni Buddha Hall, in addition to many large wooden pillars, there are also two very precious jade wooden columns with a diameter of more than 100cm, with a very pleasant characteristic natural fragrance. The Maitreya Buddha Hall is located in the middle, worshiping the Three Worlds Buddhas. The Buddha Hall of Peace is located at the back. The highlight here is the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni weighing about 3.5 tons, 2.2m high, which was provided by Vingroup with a value of about 20 billion VND. The ancient Quynh Lam pagoda, besides the statue of Maitreya, which is considered the Annam of the Four Great Airs, is also very famous for its steeple. This work is newly built on the old foundation site, with ironwood structural frame. In particular, the large bronze bell hanging here is 200 years old, cast during the restoration and embellishment of the pagoda during the Nguyen Dynasty. The bell of Quynh Lam pagoda was cast from the Nguyen Dynasty. Attached to a long history, Quynh Lam Pagoda saves the names and merits of many monks through the tomb towers still scattered in the temple garden. Especially among them is the ancient stupa built by Zen Master Phap Loa – the second ancestor of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect, to house the remains of Emperor Tran Nhan Tong and Tue posted the tower as the tomb of Zen. Monk Chan Nguyen, who had great merit in restoring the pagoda under Le Trung Hung. This is also the largest tower still in the tower garden. The stone footings and steps are the architectural relics of the ancient Quynh Lam pagoda. In the past, there was a saying “Muong pagoda yard, Quynh pagoda field” referring to the vast wealth and land of the pagoda. Now, although the area is no longer like that, Quynh Pagoda still has a very spacious campus with many kinds of shady trees. Around the temple garden, visitors can see the remaining ancient relics of the temple, giving visitors more emotions. Most of them are the footstones and stone steps from the Ly, Tran and Le dynasties, in which there are two stone mortars that are part of the nine products of lotus flowers in Quynh Lam and a very large lotus platform in the Le Trung period. hung… Quynh Lam from the past and present, no matter what time it is, is still a scenic spot in the East, bringing a special experience to visitors every time they come back.