province’s Vinh Tuong district and its two gemstone Buddha statues was
held on October 1 as one of the cultural events celebrating the 1,000 th
anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The statues of
the Buddha Shakyamuni and the Buddhist Bodhisattva were made from a
20-tonne blue stone block found in Van Chan district of the northern
mountainous Yen Bai province.
To celebrate the
event, many significant programmes have been implemented at the pagoda,
including exhibitions of Buddhist cultural calligraphy, village
paintings, a talk on the art of drinking tea and practices of Buddhist
rituals.
On the October 1 night, 5,000 candles
will be lighted up in the surrounding of the pagoda to worship for peace
world and happy people.
The Tung Van Pagoda is
the largest ancient pagoda in Vinh Tuong district which was built 327
years ago under the reign of Kinh Le Huy Tong. The pagoda was recognised
as a national cultural heritage in 1964.
Earlier
on September 30, the People’s Committees of Hanoi and Ninh Binh province
jointly held an art programme entitled “Hoa Lu-Thang Long-Hanoi” to
celebrate the capital city’s millennium anniversary./.
Wow!Amazing the statues for
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