The One-pillar
pagoda or Dien Huu pagoda is one of the most special architectures in Vietnam.
The pagoda is located adjacent to Ho Chi Minh Mauseleum, right in the center of
Hanoi.
The
One-pillar pagoda
The pagoda
for travelling to Vietnam started being built under Ly’s dynasty in 1049. The
legend goes that one night in 1049, King Ly Thai Tong dreamed of the Holy Lady
(Phat ba Quan Am) sitting on a lotus and leading him to a similar building.
When he woke
up, he was advised by Thien Tue monk to construct the pillar-based pagoda like
in his dream and topping it with the lotus of the Holy lady. Every year when it
came to April 8th in Lunar calendar, the King came to the pagoda for Buddha
bathing ceremony and afterwards, released a bird.
In 1105, King
Ly Nhan Tong spread the pagoda and added Linh Chieu bond. But time has erased
everything but the limited area like what we see now. Adjacent to the pagoda
there’s a bodhi tree. This is the gift from Rajendra Prasad- Indian presidents
to Ho Chi Minh President.
The pagoda
now became one of the most meaningful symbols of Hanoi.
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