After half a century of being classified as a national
historic site in 1962 and seven years of being recorded in the
Vietnamese Guinness Book as the pagoda with the most unique architecture
in the country, Mot Cot (One-Pillar) Pagoda was recently recognized as
“The Pagoda with the Most Unique Architecture in Asia” by the Asia
Record Organization.
This once again affirmed the nearly-thousand year old pagoda’s historical and architectural values.
Mot Cot Pagoda is also called “Lien Hoa Dai” because its architecture looks like a lotus blossom in the lake.
Taking souvenir photos of the pagoda.
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is placed at the highest position in the pagoda.
Ancient beams and pillars in the pagoda.
The image of the moon on the pagoda’s roof.
This once again affirmed the nearly-thousand year old pagoda’s historical and architectural values.
Mot Cot Pagoda is also called “Lien Hoa Dai” because its architecture looks like a lotus blossom in the lake.
According
to “Dai Viet su ky toan thu” (the Complete Annals of the Great Viet),
the pagoda was built in the year of Ky Suu, dated Sung Hung Dai Bao 1
(1049) in the Ly Thai Tong Dynasty. King Ly Thai Tong (ruling from1028
to 1054) dreamt that he met the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, who handed
him a baby son while sitting on a lotus flower. When he woke up, he told
the mandarins about his dream and the monk, Thien Tue, advised him to
build a pagoda in the middle of a lotus pond, similar to what he saw in
his dream. The pagoda was completed and named Dien Huu that means
long-lasting happiness and good luck.
Despite being restored several times under the dynasties of Tran, Post-Le and Nguyen, the pagoda retains its original architecture. It looks like a lotus flower emerging from the water’s surface that shows the aesthetic taste and Buddhist enlightening philosophy. “The Mot Cot Pagoda is the symbol of Buddhism and has a great significance. Although it is small, its architecture is most unique and contemporary architectural works can not be compared with it,” said Monk Thich Duc Nghiep, Vice General Secretary of the Vietnam Buddhist Shangha.
Despite being restored several times under the dynasties of Tran, Post-Le and Nguyen, the pagoda retains its original architecture. It looks like a lotus flower emerging from the water’s surface that shows the aesthetic taste and Buddhist enlightening philosophy. “The Mot Cot Pagoda is the symbol of Buddhism and has a great significance. Although it is small, its architecture is most unique and contemporary architectural works can not be compared with it,” said Monk Thich Duc Nghiep, Vice General Secretary of the Vietnam Buddhist Shangha.
Taking souvenir photos of the pagoda.
According
to “Dai Viet su ky toan thu” (the Complete Annals of the Great Viet),
the pagoda was built in the year of Ky Suu, dated Sung Hung Dai Bao 1
(1049) in the Ly Thai Tong Dynasty. King Ly Thai Tong (ruling from1028
to 1054) dreamt that he met the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, who handed
him a baby son while sitting on a lotus flower. When he woke up, he told
the mandarins about his dream and the monk, Thien Tue, advised him to
build a pagoda in the middle of a lotus pond, similar to what he saw in
his dream. The pagoda was completed and named Dien Huu that means
long-lasting happiness and good luck.
Despite being restored several times under the dynasties of Tran, Post-Le and Nguyen, the pagoda retains its original architecture. It looks like a lotus flower emerging from the water’s surface that shows the aesthetic taste and Buddhist enlightening philosophy. “The Mot Cot Pagoda is the symbol of Buddhism and has a great significance. Although it is small, its architecture is most unique and contemporary architectural works can not be compared with it,” said Monk Thich Duc Nghiep, Vice General Secretary of the Vietnam Buddhist Shangha.
Despite being restored several times under the dynasties of Tran, Post-Le and Nguyen, the pagoda retains its original architecture. It looks like a lotus flower emerging from the water’s surface that shows the aesthetic taste and Buddhist enlightening philosophy. “The Mot Cot Pagoda is the symbol of Buddhism and has a great significance. Although it is small, its architecture is most unique and contemporary architectural works can not be compared with it,” said Monk Thich Duc Nghiep, Vice General Secretary of the Vietnam Buddhist Shangha.
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is placed at the highest position in the pagoda.
Ancient beams and pillars in the pagoda.
The image of the moon on the pagoda’s roof.
The
pagoda was built of wood on a single stone pillar and resembles a lotus
blossom that makes it most unique. The stone pillar is 1.2 m in
diameter and 4m high, excluding the underwater part. It consists of two
blocks that are connected together and look like one. The pagoda’s roof
is decorated with dragons flanking the moon. In the pagoda, the
bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is placed on a wooden and red-lacquered
Buddha’s throne at the highest position.
With great values in terms of history, culture and architecture, Mot Cot Pagoda has become one of the most famous pagodas in Vietnam.
With great values in terms of history, culture and architecture, Mot Cot Pagoda has become one of the most famous pagodas in Vietnam.
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