The pagoda was built during the Ly dynasty and expanded by the Tran dynasty in 1262. The pagoda is located west of Trung Quang palace, where the Tran dynasty's emperors lived after giving up the throne to their children. The pagoda has a very large scale and is a place of practice and chanting for mandarins and high-ranking nobles of the Tran Dynasty.

PHU MINH Pagoda

Relic name: Pho Minh Pagoda.

Type of building: Pagoda.

Type of monument: Architectural monument

Decision: No. 313-VH/VP dated April 28, 1962.

Address: Loc Vuong Ward, City. Nam Dinh.

Information about the relic: The pagoda is also called Thap Pagoda. The pagoda was built during the Ly dynasty and expanded by the Tran dynasty in 1262. The pagoda is located west of Trung Quang palace, where the Tran dynasty's emperors lived after giving up the throne to their children. The pagoda has a very large scale and is a place of practice and chanting for mandarins and high-ranking nobles of the Tran Dynasty.

Architecture: The main architectural cluster of the pagoda includes 9 front halls, 3 incense burning spaces, the upper palace also has 3 spaces but is wider, arranged in the shape of the letter "cong". The set of doors in the middle of the front hall consists of 4 ironwood wings, large and thick, carved with dragons, water waves, flowers and geometric patterns. The two wings in the middle depict a pair of large dragons flanking the Sun in the shape of a leaf, considered a quite perfect sculpture. Like the pair of stone crocodiles on the three-entrance steps and the pair of dragons on the steps in the middle of the front hall, this set of doors still retains the imprints of Tran Dynasty carving art.

In the pagoda, there is a statue of Tran Nhan Tong entering Nirvana (reclining statue); statue of Truc Lam Tam To under the shade of bamboo; some stunningly beautiful Buddha statues. The pagoda's big bell is engraved with the text "Pho Minh peak pagoda" cast in 1796 - the pagoda originally had a large cauldron, which history books consider one of the four treasures of Vietnam (An Nam's four great weapons), which no longer exists.
Behind the upper palace, in a narrow yard, is a long house with 11 rooms. In the middle are 5 ancestral houses, on the left are 3 monk houses and on the right are 3 shrine rooms. Two corridors connecting the front hall in front with the 11-room house in the back form a square frame surrounding the temple architecture.

In the temple yard, in addition to the tower, there are also two beer halls on both sides. The stele on the right, covering the stele dated 1916, talks about the Pho Minh tower, while the stele on the left, with the stele dated 1668, talks about the pagoda.

The most valuable building, which plays a key role in the pagoda and is preserved quite intact to this day, is the Pho Minh tower. Because of this work, Pho Minh Pagoda is also known as Thap Pagoda. Pho Minh Tower was built in 1305, under the reign of King Tran Anh Tong, 19.5m high, has 14 floors, gradually narrows up and ends with a pointed crown shaped like a wine gourd with many edges. The upper floors all have arched doors on all four sides. The stone altar is placed inside the first floor of the tower, stylized with lotus petals. The tower is simply decorated but still very beautiful with winding wire patterns and a breathtaking dragon shape playing with clouds. From a distance, Pho Minh Tower looks like a large lotus flower blooming straight into the clear blue sky.

Located in the middle of a low-lying area with ancient pagoda roofs and lush old trees, many centuries have passed but Pho Minh Tower still stands firmly, creating a landscape that is both majestic and worldly. Pho Minh Tower Pagoda along with Thien Truong Temple (worshiping the Tran Kings) and Co Trach Temple (worshiping Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan) have created a relic area that is not only of artistic value but also meaningful. great history.

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