Viet Duc Tran is currently a freelance photographer. He has a passion for photography, especially paying attention to architectural works and temples. "Dia Tang Phi Lai Pagoda often appears clear and elegant on sunny days. But when it rains, the pagoda also has its own beauty, very pure and quiet. The first time I came here, I felt the peace and tranquility when walking through the spaces inside and outside the pagoda", shared photographer Viet Duc Tran.
Peaceful scene in the temple.
Dia Tang Phi Lai Pagoda (Dung Pagoda) is located in Ninh Trung village, Liem Son commune, Thanh Liem district, Ha Nam province. According to the elderly people living nearby, the pagoda was built in the 11th century with a scale of more than 100 rooms. In December 2015, Venerable Thich Minh Quang came to receive, renovate, build and renamed it Dia Tang Phi Lai Pagoda.
According to Venerable Thich Minh Quang, "Phi Lai" can be understood as coming back, or maybe never coming back. Ksitigarbha Phi Lai means that Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha always comes to this place, or maybe Ksitigarbha never comes to this place. And wherever Ksitigarbha does not return, that place has become Buddha.
Ksitigarbha Phi Lai Temple means that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva always comes to this place, or may never come to this place.
Dia Tang Phi Lai Pagoda was built in a feng shui position with its back against the mountain, with a blue dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right, along with many sacred and historical artifacts. In terms of scale, the pagoda has Tam Bao, ancestral shrine, a place to worship Duc Ong and Duc Thanh; houses, lecture halls, guest houses, and a place for Buddhists to live.
From afar, the temple is hidden in the middle of a green pine forest, in front of a large field, almost completely separated from the residential area. The beautiful architecture in the peaceful scenery of the mountains and forests makes the temple exude an elegant, otherworldly beauty that anyone who has the opportunity to come here can feel.
Foreground of Phi Lai Dia Tang Pagoda.
The giant Vajra Guardian statue at the entrance to the Ksitigarbha Philai Temple
Right in front of the Ancestral Hall, 12 circles are drawn on the gravel floor symbolizing the 12 causes and conditions of human life.
White pebbles represent meditation.
Walking in the temple grounds, looking at the pure white pebbles makes one's heart become pure.
The architecture and layout of Dia Tang Phi Lai Pagoda are designed to be close to nature.
Bathing Buddha.
Miniature landscape in the temple.
Visitors can go around the road up the mountain to feel the peaceful beauty of the temple.
