Tam Huyen Pagoda, whose name is Sung Phuc, is at 47, lane 117, Khuong Dinh street, Ha Dinh ward, Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi. Ha Dinh and Thuong Dinh have the common name of Moc (Nan Muc Cuu), an ancient land on the bank of To Lich river, west – South of the ancient Thang Long citadel.
According to ancient books, Tam Huyen pagoda was built during the Ly dynasty, in the 11th – 13th centuries to pray for blessings for the villagers and at the same time associated with the historical figure of Tu Vinh, the father of Zen Master Tu. Dao Hanh (Tu Lo).
– Zen master Tu Dao Hanh was a person who attained enlightenment and was famous at the time, so all feudal dynasties bestowed upon him the status of a blessed god, so the local people honored Tu Vinh as a holy father and worshiped at Tam Huyen pagoda. .
– Tam Huyen Pagoda has been repaired and embellished many times, typically in the year of the Ox, the year of Hoang Dinh 14 (1613); Year of the Rat, year of Canh Hung 41 (1780). At the beginning of the twentieth century, the pagoda was severely damaged, so it was greatly restored in the year of Dinh Mui, the 2nd Duy Tan era (1907).
– Through time and war, Tam Huyen pagoda was destroyed.
– Since 1992, through major restoration, Tam Huyen Pagoda has been partially restored to the original scale of the monument with all the essential items of a Buddhist temple. Currently, the pagoda still preserves a number of valuable relics such as some inscriptions, stone couplets, and stone thresholds of the Le Dynasty. In the temple, there are also many diaphragms, couplets, and carved hammock doors with high artistic value.
– Tam Huyen Pagoda was ranked as an architectural and art monument by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1996.
Source: Collected internet.