Misplaced Pages

Bái Đính Temple

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Bai Dinh Pagoda) Buddhist pagoda complex in Vietnam
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Vietnamese. (December 2021) Click for important translation instructions.
  • View a machine-translated version of the Vietnamese article.
  • Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Misplaced Pages.
  • Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
  • You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Vietnamese Misplaced Pages article at ]; see its history for attribution.
  • You may also add the template {{Translated|vi|Chùa Bái Đính}} to the talk page.
  • For more guidance, see Misplaced Pages:Translation.
A corner of Bái Đính Pagoda
Bái Đính Pagoda
The 22m-tall Bell Tower of Bái Đính

Bái Đính Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Bái Đính, Chữ Hán: 沛嵿寺) or Bái Đính Pagoda Spiritual and Cultural Complex is a complex of Buddhist temples on Bái Đính Mountain in Gia Viễn District, Ninh Bình Province, Vietnam. The compound consists of the original old temple and a newly created larger temple. It is considered the largest complex of Buddhist temples in Vietnam and has become a popular site for Buddhist pilgrimages from across Vietnam.

Bái Đính Pagoda, along with Phát Diệm Cathedral, Hoa Lư Ancient Capital Tam Cốc-Bích Động, Tràng An, Cúc Phương is a famous tourist attraction site of Ninh Bình Province.

New complex

A shrine in Bái Đính Pagoda

The New Bai Đính Pagoda (Bái Đính Tân Tự) encompasses an area of 700 hectares, located on Ba Rau hills, near the Hoàng Long River. This is a large complex which includes many structures built over several phases starting in 2003 and finally completed in 2010. The temple's architecture follows traditional lines, consisting of large halls, courtyards and enclosures. The huge scale of Bai Dinh makes it strikingly different from previously built Vietnamese Buddhist pagodas, however. The largest structure, the Tam Thế Hall, rises to 34 m at its roof ridge and measures over 59 m in length. The construction materials include locally quarried stone and timber from Ninh Bình and tiles from Bát Tràng (reinforced concrete was also employed owing to the scale of construction). The temple adheres to traditional Vietnamese design aesthetics with its curve finials and corner eaves soaring outward and upward, resembling a phoenix's tail. Artisanal works from local handicraft villages were selected for the interior, with bronze sculptures from Ý Yên, stone carvings from Ninh Van, wood carpentry from Phú Lộc, and embroidery from Ninh Hải.

Old temple

Old temple after being restored

The original Bái Đính pagoda is located in the foothills some 800 meters from the new temple. Ascending a series of over 300 stone steps, the path passes under an ornamental gate to reach the entrance. The temple itself is located in a series of small caves on the mountainside. Along with Buddhist deities, natural spirits of the mountains are also venerated.

Bái Đính Pagoda festival

Bái Đính pagoda hosts a large festival on the sixth day of the first lunar month drawing huge crowds. Buddhist rites are performed in the New Temple in conjunction with traditional rituals from the Old Temple.

Records of Vietnam

Bái Đính Pagoda (Gia Sinh commune, Gia Viễn district, Ninh Bình province) is the largest temple in Vietnam nowadays. The temple covers an area of 539ha, including 27ha ancient pagoda area, 80ha new pagoda area. Bái Đính is holding many records of Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia. Looking at the height of 100m, the panorama of the pagoda is taken into view with incredible beauty.

Photos of Bái Đính Pagoda

  • Thủy đình at Bái Đính pagoda complex Thủy đình at Bái Đính pagoda complex
  • Temples and pagoda at Bai Dinh complex Temples and pagoda at Bai Dinh complex
  • Inside the Bảo Tháp Pagoda, Bái Đính complex in Ninh Bình Inside the Bảo Tháp Pagoda, Bái Đính complex in Ninh Bình
  • The Tam quan The Tam quan
  • Pháp Chủ Hall, devoted to the veneration of Gautama Buddha Pháp Chủ Hall, devoted to the veneration of Gautama Buddha
  • Crowds convening for the Festival at the entry to the Old Temple Crowds convening for the Festival at the entry to the Old Temple
  • Budai as the Maitreya Buddha Budai as the Maitreya Buddha
  • The 36-ton bronze bell in the Bell Tower The 36-ton bronze bell in the Bell Tower
  • Buddhist guardians Buddhist guardians
  • Arhat Subhuti Arhat Subhuti

References

  1. "Pagoda with the largest number of Vietnam records". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  2. ^ Nguyen Vinh Phuc. Hanoi, nhung neo duong du lich. Hanoi: nxb Tre, 2009. pp 284-291.

External links

20°16′37″N 105°51′46″E / 20.27694°N 105.86278°E / 20.27694; 105.86278

Categories: