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Hai Phong pagoda enshrines the Buddha in a cave

azibaza2 2021-02-22

Leaning on a mountain and overlooking the beach, the Hang Pagoda in northern Hai Phong City is a spiritually and historically significant place of worship.
The pagoda, also known as Coc Tu, is situated in Zone 1, Van Son Ward in Hai Phong City’s Do Son District. Some scholars have reportedly said that this is where Buddhism first set foot in Vietnam. As its name indicates, the pagoda has its main altar and idol enshrined inside a cave. In the front stands a Bodhisattva statue and there’s an ancestral house on the right. The pagoda is decorated with carvings and statues of dragons and phoenixes.

The Hang (Cave) Pagoda, also known as Coc Tu, is situated in Zone 1, Van Son Ward in Do Son District. Some scholars have reportedly said that this is where Buddhism first set foot in Vietnam.
As its name indicates, the pagoda has its main altar and idol enshrined inside a cave. In the front stands a Bodhisattva statue and there’s an ancestral house on the right. The pagoda is decorated with carvings and statues of dragons and phoenixes.
The cave, 3.5 meters tall and seven meters wide, has two ground levels. The outer level has an area of 23 square meters and the inner one, 25 square meters.

The cave, 3.5 meters tall and seven meters wide, has two ground levels. The outer level has an area of 23 square meters and the inner one, 25 square meters.
The decoration objects and natural scenery here used to be material for poem themes.

The scenery here was material for poem themes.
Local legend has it that a Buddhist monk came here in second century BC.

Local legend has it that a Buddhist monk came here in the second century BC.
Buddha and bodhisattva statues in the Tam Bao Hall on the second floor of the three-storied pagoda.

Buddha and Bodhisattva statues in the Tam Bao Hall on the second floor of the three-storied pagoda.
Devotees offer their prayers in the hall. Hoang Hanh from An Dong in Haiphong City visits Hang the Pagoda every Lunar New Year. Although people worry about the pandemic, for me, a year would not be complete without going to the Hang Pagoda. I feel safe to some extent when I see everyone wearing masks,

Devotees offer their prayers in the hall.
Hoang Hanh from An Dong Ward in Haiphong City visits the Hang Pagoda every Lunar New Year. “Although people worry about the pandemic, for me, a year would not be complete without going to this pagoda. I feel safe to some extent when I see everyone wearing masks,”
Located in the city that borders current Covid-19 hotspots Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, the pagoda has witnessed a significant decrease in the number of visitors this year. Duc Thanh (L), an employee, said the number of visitors this year was just one third of the previous year.

Located in the city that borders current Covid-19 hotspots Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, the pagoda has witnessed a significant decrease in the number of visitors this year. Duc Thanh (L), an employee, said the number of visitors this year was just one third of the previous year.
On the sidewalk outside the pagoda, a red buffalo with a lotus leaf and lotuses on its back and a gift balanced on its head welcomes the Year of the Buffalo, also known as the Year of the Ox.

On the sidewalk outside the pagoda, a red buffalo with a lotus leaf and lotuses on its back and a gift balanced on its head welcomes the Year of the Buffalo.

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