Pho Minh pagoda - unique and ancient pagoda in Nam Dinh city, built in the noi cong ngoai quoc style. it still have many relics with big historical value.
Location: Located in Tuc Mac Hamlet, Loc Vuong Commune, Nam Dinh City, far from Hanoi about 9km and 3km north of Nam Dinh City.
Characteristics:
The pagoda was originally built during the Ly Dynasty and later
expanded in 1262 during the Tran Dynasty. It was a place for
high-ranking mandarins and the aristocracy of the Tran Royal Court to
worship and lead their religious life.
The Entrance to Pho Minh Pagoda
The
pagoda built in the noi cong ngoai quoc style where the inner part was
built in the form of the Han Chinese ideograph word cong (I) and the
outer, the Chinese word quoc, had clear imprints of the cohabitation of
Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
A 7-tonne cauldron in Pho Minh pagoda
A
7-tonne cauldron, since vanished, once guarded the front and could hold
two men, was dubbed one of the four precious objects of An Nam, joining
the Bao Thien Tower, the Quy Dien Bell and Quynh Lam Statue.
The
statue of King Tran Nhan Tong lying on his left side shows him entering
Nirvana; the statues of the three founders of the Truc Lam Buddhist
Sect, Tran Nhan Tong, Phap Loa and Huyen Quang; and 60 red-lacquered and
gold-trimmed Buddha and Saint Statues have been preserved in the
pagoda.
In particularly, a 13 story-tower in the shape of a
lotus, 21 meters high, was built within the vicinity of the pagoda in
1305. It is estimated that the 700-tonne tower relies on an area of only
30 square meters but up to now it has remained where for 700 years. The
base and the tower's first floor were constructed with flagstones and
the upper floors were built with bricks.
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