Going to Ba Pagoda to give thanks at the end of the year
At the beginning of the year, tens of thousands of people from Tay Ninh and other provinces flocked to Ba Den mountain - the highest mountain in the South to pray for peace, health and fortune. Since December, Ba Den Mountain has been crowded with tourists from all over the world to pay their respects and gratitude to Linh Son Saint Mother Bodhisattva to pay their respects and gratitude to the Holy Mother of Bodhisattva.
Linh Son Saint Mother Bodhisattva is the highest sacred symbol in the spiritual life of the people of the South. Linh Son Thanh Mau is worshipped in the entire system of 6 pagodas and many temples and caves at Ba Den mountain; including Linh Son Tien Thach Tu and Dien Ba with a 300-year-old temple as the main place of worship.
Photo: Sun World Ba Den Mountain/Hoang Phuong
In spiritual and cultural life Southern Region, the legend of Linh Son Saint Mother has been passed down through generations in the image of a compassionate and inspired Bodhisattva. In Tay Ninh, Ba Den Mountain is the main place of worship associated with the legend of Ba Den who epiphaned three times, making this highest mountain in the South a pilgrimage holy place known to people all over the country.
Photo: Ngo Tran Hai An
Paying homage in front of the relics of Shakyamuni Buddha
The Buddha relic jade is revered as a "treasure" of the Buddhist Dharma. Many Buddhists wish to admire the relics of Shakyamuni Buddha.
Venerable Thich Dong Ngo (abbot of Thien Hung Pagoda, Binh Dinh), who brought the Jade Buddha relics from India to Vietnam, said: "In the Dharma Sutra, it is taught: just painting on the ground of the Buddha statue and being sincere, it is immeasurable merit. Therefore, if they meet, see the relics of the Blessed One, worship and offer the relics of the Buddha, the people will clearly feel its wonderful happiness."
That is why many Buddhists and tourists come to Ba Den Mountain, especially at the end of the year to seek peace, because this is a rare place in Vietnam to keep the relics of the Buddha.
At the top of the mountain, the relics of Buddha Shakyamuni are solemnly enshrined in a two-storey stupa, in the middle of the sacred relic space at the Buddhist exhibition center at the foot of the statue of Ba Tay Bo Buddha in Da Son. Jade relics are considered to sow more good relationships, bringing opportunities for Buddhists and tourists from all over the world to seek peace and happiness.
Photo: Sun World Ba Den Mountain
Go to Ba Den mountain to balance body - mind - mind
For many Buddhists and tourists, Ba Den Mountain is also a destination to balance body - mind - mind and awaken the four potential virtues within each person: Compassion, Compassion, Joy, and Emancipation.
Because the top of the mountain is the seat of 2 great Buddha statues: the Buddha Statue of Ba Tay Bo Da Son - a symbol of compassion and the Maitreya Buddha Statue - representing joy and discharge.
Photo: Tuan Nguyen
At an altitude of 986m, Asia's tallest bronze statue of Da Son Buddha is located on the top of the mountain and is the embodiment of the Bodhisattva with a universal compassion for sentient beings. At the foot of the Buddha Statue gradually descends to the bottom are 5 giant water plates in the stylized image of 5 lotus petals, through the vast square is the sitting place of the world's largest sandstone Maitreya Buddha statue expected to be enshrined in January 2024.
Image: Hai Trieu
36m high and assembled from 6,688 sandstones, a giant Maitreya Buddha statue in a sitting position, with a gentle face, a joyful smile, a stout figure, and a rosary on his neck. From above, Maitreya Buddha smiled happily as if giving blessings, joy and happiness to sentient beings.
Source: VNN