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Thuyen Ton Pagoda

This great pagoda was founded by the patriarch Liểu Quán. In 1708, it was merely a small thatched

pagoda temporarily built for his meditation. After his death, his tomb and stupa were built on the ground

of the pagoda. The new pagoda was built approximately 500 meters behind his tomb in 1746 with the aids

of the Head of Eunuchs Mai Van Hoan, who served in Lord NguyÍn Phܧc Hoåt's court, and of the

believers in Trieu Phong District of ThuÆn Hóa Province and Quäng Ngãi District of Quang Nam

Province at the time. The great-size bell was casted at this time, dating the 8th year of Cänh HÜng reign.

The pagoda is located in Ngu Tay hamlet, An Cuu Village. To its right is the Thien Thai Mountain; hence

its name is Thien Thai Thuyen Ton Pagoda. It is also called Thien Thai Noi Pagoda in order to distinguish

it from another one with the same name, Thuyen Ton Ngoai Pagoda, in Duong Xuan Village.

Te Hiep Vien Minh, Te Hai Vien Giac, Te Man To Huan, and Te An Luu Quang, who were Lieu Quan's

senior disciples, succeeded in taking charge of the pagoda after his death. These four disciples belonged

to the 36th generation of the Lam Te sect. The Most Venerable Dai Hue Chieu Nhien and Dai Nghia Tri

Hao were the next successors in taking care of the pagoda. The pagoda was first reconstructed during the

Most Venerable Dai Hue's time. During the reign of Tay Son in late 18th century, the staff of monks had

to be separated under his order therefore the pagoda was left unattended. However, the two Dharma

masters, Dao Minh Pho Tinh and Dao Tam Trung Hau, kept up their efforts to preserve the pagoda.

In 1808, Master Pho Tinh was officially designated headmonk of Thien Tho Pagoda by Queen Hieu

Khuong which then left the monk, Dao Tam Trung Hau, in charge of overlooking the Thuyen Ton

Pagoda. At this time, the pagoda underwent a second reconstruction with the donation of Le Thi Ta.

Masters Dao Tai So Tri, Tanh Thien, and Most Venerable Hai Nhuan, consecutively succeeded in taking

charge of the pagoda until the end of the 19th century. Entering the early years of the 20th century,

Master Tam Thien took on the responsibility of tending the Thuyen Ton Pagoda. As time passed by, the

pagoda slowly deteriorated.

In 1937, while being the headmonk of Thanh Duyen Pagoda, the Most Venerable Trung Giac Nhien was

also appointed headmonk of Thuyen Ton Pagoda. He was the disciple of the Most Venerable Tam Tinh.

Most Venerable Trung Thuy Giac Nhien put all his effort into restoring the pagoda with an overall

reconstruction plan for the main hall, the front hall, and the side rooms, giving the pagoda its shape today.

During his 40 years at Thuyen Ton Pagoda, Most Venerable Trung Thuy Giac Nhien made several

contributions, such as: enlightening members of the staff and fellow citizens, restoring discipline and

order in the pagoda, improving its design, and also participated in taking part in the reorganization of

Buddhist branches. In 1973, he took over the position of Supreme Monk of The United Buddhist

Congregation of Vietnam. He died in 1979 at the age of 102 and his stupa was erected in the pagoda's

garden.

To this day, Thuyen Ton Pagoda still preserves its ancient architectural features as well as the traditional

system of worshipping. Its main hall is divided into three sections. In the miÇle section, the statues of the

three Buddhas of the Past, Present, and Future are set at the highest level. The main statue of Shakyamuni

Buddha is placed in front of those statues. Finally, the foremost statues of the Three Bodhisattvas,

Samantabhadra, Cundi, and Manjusri, are put at a lower level from that of the Shakyamuni Buddha. The

left section is dedicated to the three statues of Sariputta, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and Kasyapa. The

right altar is dedicated to Kshitigarbha.

There are 2 subordinate altars to the left and right of the main hall, each with 5 statues of the Ten Kings of

Hell. Then in front of the two subordinate altars are two smaller ones. The left has the statue of Quan

Thanh and the right has the statues of the Spirit of the Earth, Spirit of the Kitchen, Emissary Giam Trai,

and the Spirit of Fire. The back of the main hall is used for worshipping all of the late masters of the

pagoda as well as the deceased people who contributed considerably to the pagoda's welfare.

The famous poet Nguyen Du, who served as a courtier for the Nguyen's Dynasty, paid a visit to the

pagoda. From the sight of the pagoda half hidden behind the Autumn leaves, an elderly man seemingly

standing among the white clouds, and the ancient great-sized bell symbolizing Canh Hung's reign,

Nguyen Du began to recall such memories of his past. This in turn gave him the inspiration to compose

this famous poem:

East of the royal citadel stands the pagoda on Thien Thai Mountain.

The paths seems harder with the river between.

The ancient form is concealed in the yellow leaves of Autumn.

White clouds obscure the shape of the monk from the former dynasty.

How I regret to be bound in ties of life at an advanced age,

Not with Nature can I keep my promise.

The ancient bell still remains there the other year when I came,

Reminding me about my old dear memories.

Presently, Most Venerable Thich Thien Sieu is the headmonk of the Thuyen Ton Pagoda and has been

improving the pagoda to uphold its reputation of Lieu Quan's Meditation branch.

Trung Thiện

1.     Ðức Phật Di Lặc- Di Lac Buddha

2.     Ngài Văn Thu Sư Lợi Bồ Tát- Superior wisdom Bodhisattva

3.     Chùa Báo Quốc- Bao Quoc Pagoda

4.     Chùa Thuyền Tôn - Thuyen Ton Pagoda

5.     Lý Nhân Duyên Sanh- The Law of Causality

6.     Lý Nhân Quả- The Law of Cause and Effect

7.     Lý Luân Hồi - The Re-Birth

8.     Mười Ðiều Thiện - Ten Good Deeds

9.     An Cư Kiết Hạ - The Summer Retreat

10.  Năm Uẩn - The Five Aggregater(5 Skandhas)

11.  Lich Sử Phật Giáo Việt Nam từ Thời Ðại Du Nhập Ðến Ðời Lý  - The history of buddhism in VietNam From The Beginning to the Ly Dynasty

12.  Vua Trần Nhân Tông và Trúc Lâm Yên Tử

13.  Phù Hiệu GÐPT Việt Nam