The Prime Minister approved the decision to grant Vinh Nghiem Pagoda as a Special National Relic on December 23 last year.
Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that the locality should develop a plan to preserve Vinh Nghiem Pagoda soon.
Deputy PM Phuc also proposed that Bac Giang province should implement further studies on its value in connection with the Complex of Yen Tu Monuments and Landscape, which is necessary to ask for UNESCO recognition as a World Heritage item.
During the ceremony, arts performances recreated the life of King Tran Nhan Tong, the third king of the Tran Dynasty and the first master of Truc Lam Zen Buddhism, who became a monk in Vinh Nghiem Pagoda.
Vinh Nghiem Pagoda is located 20 kilometres southeast of Bac Giang city. Constructed at the beginning of the Ly Dynasty in the 11th century, the pagoda was expanded during the Tran Dynasty (13th – 14th centuries). Then it became a training centre for Truc Lam Zen followers for nearly eight centuries.
Many types of sacred Buddhist statues, including a valuable collection of woodblocks used to print Buddhist Sutras, were safeguarded here.
The pagoda was named a national relic in 1964. Besides, the festival of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, held annually on the 12th of the second lunar month, was recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage item in 2013.
Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that the locality should develop a plan to preserve Vinh Nghiem Pagoda soon.
Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc grants the title of Special National Relic to Vinh Nghiem Pagoda.
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During the ceremony, arts performances recreated the life of King Tran Nhan Tong, the third king of the Tran Dynasty and the first master of Truc Lam Zen Buddhism, who became a monk in Vinh Nghiem Pagoda.
Vinh Nghiem Pagoda is located 20 kilometres southeast of Bac Giang city. Constructed at the beginning of the Ly Dynasty in the 11th century, the pagoda was expanded during the Tran Dynasty (13th – 14th centuries). Then it became a training centre for Truc Lam Zen followers for nearly eight centuries.
Vinh Nghiem Pagoga
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The pagoda was named a national relic in 1964. Besides, the festival of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, held annually on the 12th of the second lunar month, was recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage item in 2013.
