(BNP) – Tam Son Pagoda (also known as Touch Pagoda, Ba Son Pagoda, Hundred Pavilion Pagoda) is located in Tam Son mountain, Tam Son village, Tam Son commune, Tu Son town, built during the time Tien Le, is one of the unique temples of Kinh Bac countryside – Bac Ninh.
According to ancient bibliographies, from the pre-Le to the early Ly dynasties, Tam Son pagoda (then also known as Ba Son pagoda) was one of the Buddhist centers of Kinh Bac region and the whole country. According to the book “Vietnamese history”, around the year of Ung Thien (955 – 1007), the pagoda was the place where Zen Master Van Hanh took Ly Cong Uan to take refuge to avoid the pursuit of Le Ngoa Trieu. When the Ly Dynasty was born, the pagoda was still the abbot and practice place of many ancestors who had great merits in building the main court and national culture under the Ly dynasty.
In 1063, King Ly Thai Ton built the pagoda on a large scale, becoming a center for training monks and a famous scenic spot of the region. During the Ly Dynasty, Princess Thuan Duong, Nguyen Phi Than Chau and Nguyen Phi Bao Lien used to practice at the temple. Currently, in the temple, there are still traces of Am Hoa Vien (flower garden) and statues of princesses and former concubines of the Ly dynasty.
On the morning of the first day of the New Year of the Goat Year (February 9, 1967), Uncle Ho visited and talked with officials, people, and children of Tam Son commune at the gate of Tam Son pagoda. After that, he planted a banyan tree in front of the pagoda and until now, the banyan tree still gives shade and is respected and preserved by the local people.
In 1972, the American invaders bombed many Tam Son pagodas and damaged Buddha statues. In 1975 and 2000, the government and people of Tam Son village embellished, restored and restored the pagoda with an architectural scale similar to the one before it was destroyed by American bombs.
At present, in the pagoda, there are still many Buddha statues and antiques of historical and artistic value, such as: carved stone carved in 1672, stone incense tree built in 1679, bronze bell cast in 1826, especially the stele. “Tam Son commune posted flowers and bi Ky” carved in 1902…
Tam Son Pagoda was recognized as a National Historical and Cultural Relic in 1992 .
Source: Collected internet.