It is not only worshiping the Buddha, worshiping the God of the Mountain and God Thuong Ngan but also associating with the flag sacrifice ceremony when King Quang Trung went to Thang Long to destroy the Qing army. Ancient Bai Dinh pagoda was discovered by the holy monk Nguyen Minh Khong (1065 - 1141) who turned the caves into a pagoda when he came here to find a tiger cure medicine for King Ly Than Tong. Bai Dinh was also an important base in the resistance war against Nguyen Mong in the 13th century of the Tran kings. [2]
The project of expanding Bai Dinh pagoda mountain into a pagoda area will be completed in 2010 to serve the 1000 year celebration of Hoa Lu-Thang Long-Hanoi. When completed, this may be the largest temple complex in Vietnam. In the future, it will become the center of Vietnamese Buddhism. It has become a cultural and spiritual site with many Vietnam and regional records. In the future, this place can be a large destination that attracts many domestic and foreign tourists.
Although it is under construction, Bai Dinh pagoda has attracted a lot of tourists to visit and worship [3]. The temple inaugurated the first phase on May 17, 2008 [4] on the occasion of joining Yen Tu relic, Ha Long bay (Quang Ninh) to welcome delegations of countries to worship in the celebration of Buddha's Birthday. gender first took place in Vietnam [5].
The record
Bai Dinh Temple is known as a famous temple with records set by Vietnam record center. The records of Bai Dinh pagoda [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] were established including:
1. The largest pagoda area in Vietnam: 107ha. Shrine of Tam The and Phap Chu has an area of up to 1,000 m2.
2. Southeast Asia's largest bronze Buddha image: The Tathagata Buddha Statue weighs 100 tons. Three pho Tam The each weighs 50 tons.
3. The two largest bells in Southeast Asia: 36 and 27 tons.
4. The pagoda has the most Arhat statues in Vietnam with 500 stone positions about 2m high.
5. The record of the most number of Bodhi trees in Vietnam with 100 Bodhi trees extracted from the Indian Bodhi tree [12] [13].