Thien Mu Pagoda in Hue, Vietnam
There is not much going on in my life right now as I'm waiting for markets to recover so I won't go broke travelling. So it's time to let some of my older content have some time under spotlight. This one I took while travelling through South-East and South Asia last year.
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| Category | smartphonephotography |
| Location | Hue, Vietnam |
| Phone | Samsung Galaxy J7 |
The Thien Mu Pagoda (also called the Linh Mu Pagoda) is a historic pagoda on the banks of the Perfume River in Vietnam's historic city of Hue. Apart from their scenic riverside and hilltop location, the Thien Mu Pagoda and its environs are also rich in history, standing witness to almost four hundred years of tumultuous nation-building and religious belief in Vietnam.
Thien Mu Pagoda and the Vietnam War
The Shrine holds a rather grim reminder of the chaos that ripped through the country in the midst of the Vietnam War.
In 1963, a Buddhist monk from Thien Mu Pagoda, Thich Quang Duc, rode from Hue to Saigon. When he got to the capital, he burned himself on the street in an act of defiance against the pro-Catholic Ngo regime. The car that brought him to the capital is currently enshrined in the rear of the sanctuary hall - not much to look at now, a rusty old Austin sitting on wooden blocks, but still resonating with the power of that self-sacrificing gesture.
Thien Mu Pagoda's Ghostly Lady
Thien Mu Pagoda owes its existence to a local prophecy, and a lord who took it upon himself to fulfill it.
The pagoda’s name translates to “Heavenly Lady”, referring to a legend that an old woman had appeared on the hill, telling the locals about a Lord who would build a pagoda on that very site.
When Hue’s governor Lord Nguyen Hoang passed through and heard about the legend, he decided to fulfill the prophecy himself. In 1601, he ordered the construction of Thien Mu pagoda, at that point a rather simple structure, which was added on to and improved by his successors.
Renovations in 1665 and 1710 secured the addition of the bell and stele that now flank the Phuoc Duyen tower. The tower was added in 1844 by the Nguyen Emperor Thieu Tri. World War II did its share of damage, but a 30-year renovation program instituted by Buddhist monk Thich Don Hau have restored the temple to its present state.
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Recalling a bit of my classes at High School (Universal History and Art History), the pagoda refers to a mainly funerary monument, where the Eastern religious community is dedicated to Buddhist cult. Like tombs or places of cult, they are located near the temples, and tend to attract pilgrims who wish to worship the remains of important Buddhist monks.
Some experts point out that the Pagoda comes from the Stupa of India (a tumulus (mound) in the shape of a hemisphere, which was already given in ancient religions and that was accepted by Buddhism to keep in it the relics of the Buddha, ashes of some saint, ritual objects, cult images considered miraculous ...). A photo of what a stupa is can be seen at the following link: http://www.yuanfangmagazine.com/artes/origen-la-pagoda/
The evolution of the stupa is the pagoda, more widespread in China or Japan and also Vietnam. Although there were already stupas of square base with superior bodies that symbolized the five elements - earth, water, fire, air and sky - it will be in the pagoda where these five symbolic planes will appear most obviously. This is how the pagoda is a representation of the Universe. The square or octagonal base on which it sits symbolizes the earth; the central pillar that ascends from the base to the highest point, the axis of the world. Greetings @nameless-berk
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This pagoda is located opposite my house separated by the romantic Huong river. Thank you for sharing.
What a nice coincidence, I guess it's great to see it every day
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