Believed by folk to be a place capable of “cutting death and confining insects”, Ham Long Pagoda in Bac Ninh , a place of practice by the monk Trinh Thap Phap named Nhu Trung Lan Giac – created the sutra “Decade of vows to save lives”. and a set of printed boards with witchcraft, helping the souls to be supernatural…
The following article provides some information about the address, history of formation as well as special features of Ham Long pagoda in Bac Ninh , hopefully will be useful for visitors in the upcoming trip.
Where is Ham Long Pagoda?
About 40km from Hanoi, Ham Long Pagoda is located in Nam Son commune, Bac Ninh city.
The pagoda is located on the side of a hill with hundreds of years old trees. Contrary to the mossy and ancient look, this temple is often crowded with tourists from all over the world with cars with license plates from outside the province.
Instructions to move to Ham Long Pagoda
To move to Ham Long Pagoda, visitors can refer to: Ham Long Pagoda Google maps to make the trip more convenient.
History of Ham Long Pagoda
According to documents kept at the temple, the ancient scenic spot of Ham Long Pagoda was founded in 1115, in the Ly Dynasty by Venerable Trinh Thap, whose legal name is Nhu Trung Lan Giac. The reason why the pagoda is named Ham Long is because there is Than Long mountain (Nam Son ward, Bac Ninh city, Bac Ninh province) as a cover letter for the house in front, surrounded by Phung Hoang mountains. Unicorn, Turtle Mountain.
The ancient feng shuiists said that Ham Long Pagoda is located in a good feng shui position, right on the land of convergence of Long – Ly – Quy – Phung. This place is a large Buddhist temple in the North.
Ham Long Pagoda in Bac Ninh is locked in death
Ham Long Pagoda is said by folk to be a place with the ability to “lock up insects” because the temple is the place of practice of the Most Venerable Trinh Thap, whose legal name is Nhu Trung Lan Giac.
During his lifetime, seeing that sentient beings were too scared because of the constant deaths in his family, the family line that is now called “funeral”, he created the “Decade of Lifesaving Prayers” and a set of printed boards to help him. for the souls to be supernaturalized.
After the death of the patriarch, he left two towers: the brick tower containing his relics, and the stone tower called the ancestral tower Nhu Trung Lan Giac (Rescue) containing his lifelong practice.
In fact, the “death confinement” here is to use devotional verses for the soul to be super-born. Later, many other high monks came to Ham Long temple to practice, among them Zen Master Duong Khong Lo, who was famous for his ability to effectively neutralize insects. For that reason, Ham Long Pagoda has become a famous temple “locked up” in Vietnam.
Ham Long Pagoda in Bac Ninh has huge old trees and is also one of the schools to train monks in the North.
Human-shaped talisman to “require death”
Ham Long Pagoda has ancient architecture, with mossy towers and pagoda roofs covered with the color of time, but its traces are in stark contrast to the crowded scene of visitors from all over the world coming to the temple.
Visitors to Ham Long Pagoda (Bac Ninh) for the purpose of “reconstruction” are often given two types of charms by the temple. One is a talisman with Buddha’s face, with the word Confucianism on the back. The second type is made of multi-colored paper, wrapped into a human shape, about 3cm each.
The temple said that this amulet has been highly maintained by the monks, so it has a very strong effect in preventing the wandering spirits from returning to harm the family, in addition, wearing the amulet also has the effect of bringing peace. health. In particular, those who bring the “dead” to Ham Long pagoda to “reconfirm” are required to wear the amulet for 3 consecutive years, until they are reburied to remove the talisman.
Review of Ham Long pagoda
- Ham Long Pagoda is a sacred place, so when you come here, you should not dress too colorful and offensive to lose the inherent solemnity of the temple.
- Going to the temple, you should sincerely pray for peace and enjoy the peaceful and sacred beauty instead of taking pictures.
- When going to the temple to go to the temple, it is advisable to limit the burning of votive papers to keep the atmosphere open.
- If tourists come to offer incense, they should buy vegetarian offerings, not salty ones.
- Do not arbitrarily touch, touch or take any objects in the temple without the permission of the temple.
- Do not step on trees, flowers or tables and chairs in the temple. Dispose of garbage in the right place to avoid polluting the environment.
- You should ask permission in advance with the temple management to get consent if you want to film or take pictures.
- Do not put money in the Buddha statue, just put the money in the merit box.
- Join hands in the shape of a lotus and bow to the monks and nuns.
- Do not bring weapons, explosives, narcotics, addictive substances, depraved cultural products and other materials that have not been censored and authorized by the temple.
- Do not arbitrarily litter in the temple premises.
- Absolutely do not arbitrarily ring bells, drums and sacred instruments of the temple.
Source: Collected internet.