Tà Cú Mountain

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Tà Cú ( Vietnamese Nui Tà Cú, often listed as Ta Kou ) is a 649 meter high mountain, on which the Buddhist Tà Cú stands pagoda. It is located about 170 km east of Ho Chi Minh City and 20 km south-west of Phan Thiet in Binh Thuan province in Vietnam.

Name

Tà means " lean " or " go back ", Cú means " the owl " or "opinion" and points to the history of the mountain, after which the fate of the queen, who was actually terminally ill, but took a turn for the better.

History

The righteous champion Trân Huu Dúc (1812-1888), who tamed wild animals, founded the pagoda on the mountain. At this time, treated King Tu ' Dúc of the 33 terminally ill Queen of Hue ' with medicinal plants in the mountains of Tà Cú and saved them. The king therefore named the pagoda, " Linh So'n Tru'ò'ng Tho " (German: effective painting longevity). In addition, every year is celebrated on 5 October on the mountain of the death of Master Trân Huu Dúc. The pagoda can be reached only by cable car, as there are no roads on the steep mountain trails or.

Others

In 2002, the 1.6 km long and 505 m high cable car was installed, which transports passengers 700-1000 on the day to the pagoda. On the mountain itself is a 49 m long and 11 m high reclining Buddha statue ( Tuong Phat nam = " white lying Buddha). Additionally, there are numerous tombs, a Buddhist temple, which is still inhabited, and three statues of the mercy gods who are below the Buddha statue. over 100 years old Linh Son Truong Tho monastery can be reached by means of two-hour walk.