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One Pillar Pagoda

Pillar Pagoda name is Dien Huu (long-term blessing) was built in 1049 of King Ly Thai Tong. Legend has it that King Ly Thai Tong when already elderly but no son to the King often to the temple to pray for themselves. One night he dreamed up Guan Yin Buddha lotus in a lake west square of Thang Long, hand holding son gives the king. Shortly after the queen born son. The king had erected Pillar Pagoda appearance as seen in the dream to worship Buddha Avalokitesvara.


Court lotus (United Republic), we usually call the One Pillar Pagoda each way 3m square, curved roof built over 4m high cylindrical stone columns (not including the submerged land) has a diameter of 1.2m. Pillar consists of 2 blocks, fitted very well, at first glance like an instant ice blocks. The uniqueness of the architecture Pillar Pagoda is the entire temple is placed on a stone column. here with a bold combination of romantic imagination through iconic poetical shower and the perfect solution for architectural wood texture nail bracing system; especially using large columns from columns to cross the floor, has created strong positions and brings an aesthetic effect of the lotus as curves, setting the roof and floor harmonize by a symmetric virtualization. Along with the pond bottom can square symbolizes earth (heaven round, square earth), the temple as rise lofty notion: Compassion illuminates the world. Wooden building blocks supporting stone by landscaping, ponds, vegetation has created closeness, pure but still elegant.

One Pillar Pagoda is a State order, relating to the founding king Ly dynasty, was built near the Forbidden City, the full monthly basis, the first of the king to put blessing ceremony.

According to historical records, the first temple was built in 1049: "Winter in October Dien Huu pagoda. Before He dreamed Guan Yin Buddha sitting on a lotus flower, the king took up the court. When the king woke up I told surface , have argued that the sign will not heal. There are Zen monks Tue advised the king to do temple, building stone columns in the middle of the land, as the Buddhist lotus of Avalokitesvara as seen in a dream. For the monks go around chanting bridge long live the king. So-called Dien Huu pagoda (long-term blessing). 1070 Spring Spirit Martial January 2nd, 1 King Scribble long Buddha carved into a rod 6 feet stone ".

Construction times Monday in 1105, the king restored the Dien Huu pagoda: "Fall in September as two towers at Dien Huu pagoda white cap ... Then the king treat him nicer temples old temple, digging lakes Lotus Radio Linh Chieu called lake. Besides paint touches the lake surrounding corridor, hallway ditch ". Bich lead them north to traverse rainbow. Construction Stupa front yard. Before entering the temple there is a family of high blue stone scepter 8 (about 26m) front entrance. Temple is a group of buildings the surface, with unique ideas and beautiful aesthetic has been war-torn, become overgrown bushy time Minh enemy ".

Through many ancient sources say the magic columns 20 meters tall, including beer taser at Long Doi pagoda Linh Nam Ha by Binh Nguyen Cong On the upper letter writer has described and documented more detailed building temple Pillar: "Open Dien Huu pagoda in garden west. Traces of scale plots before, worries the will today. Dao Linh Chieu fragrant lake, between the stone columns rising lake. On the pillar has a thousand lotus petals outspread. On dark red flower temple building. In the golden temple statues put, the hallway outside the lake surrounded. Also corridor has Bich Tri lake, bridge curved back, in the front yard two players left Property built stupas lapis ... ".

This is an innovative structure combines architectural space with high-low rhythms including stone sculpture, painting, carving painted corridors, water is a symbol of cultural, artistic, bold ethnicity . The pagoda was destroyed, rebuilt smaller than the prototype, repeated here once had a unique architectural cluster.
Currently, the One Pillar Pagoda are pilgrims and abroad to pray and visit.

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