Bút Tháp Temple
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Chùa But Thap (Ch宁福 寺, popularly also Chùa Nhan Thap ), the so-called brush Tower Pagoda is a pagoda of Buddhism on đường River in the village of Dinh To, district Thuận Thành, in the Vietnamese province of Bac Ninh, about 25 km northeast of Hanoi.
History
It was built as a monastery during the Tran Dynasty in the 13th century and renovated in 1646-1648, according to inscriptions on stone steles with agents of Queen Trinh Thi Truc and the Princess Ngọc Lê Thi Duyen Ngọc and expanded, allegedly by the following the collapse of Ming Dynasty 1644 from China who fled Buddhist monk Zhu Zhu ( vietn. Chuyết Chuyết ) and his student Minh Hạnh.
Appearance
The porch of the pagoda is lined with big dragon guardian figures. In the main room there is a Quan Am statue that goes with her thousand arms and eyes as one of the most important religious statues in the country. Outside of the building complex is the striking five-story tower Thap Bảo Nghiem, who holds the mortal remains of the monk Chuyết Chuyết.
Activities
Over time and through the effects of war, the pagoda was heavily damaged. Between 1991 and 1995, the restoration and rebuilding of the bell tower, the pre-and main building of the altar, which supports 56 statues and the two wings of the German government was technically and financially.
On the 24th day of the third lunar month, the pagoda festival is celebrated. Around the turn of Midsummer, when the entire country held celebrations are carried out dragon boat races also at But Thap Temple.