Sailing on Yen spring
The Chua Huong ( Perfume Pagoda ) festival , the biggest and longest annual festival in Viet Nam , is opened in My Duc district , northern of Ha Tay provice ( joined in Ha Noi in 1st Aug 2008 ) , on 6th January lunar month .
The festival, lasting through 3 spring months , attracts hundreds of thousands of Buddhist pilgrims and tourists from all parts of the country and overseas vietnamese . Visitors wish to enjoy the matchless beauty of the Huong Son lime mountains in the time when apricot forests blomssom to pay their tribute to Buddha , or more attract exactly to Avalokitasvara , one of Buddha's disciples.
A legend says that the festival is to worship a princess by the name of Dieu Thien who incarnated Avalokitasvara and attained Enlightenment there. As the princess was born on 19th Feb lunar month , that date is now observed by all Buddhists of Vietnam as the Buddhist Saint Day besides Buddha's birthday on 8th April lunar month . The shrine in which she had practised her religion was discovered in the 15th century by three monks. However, it was not until 1687 when the superior bonze Tran Dao Vien Quang had come to the place that Huong Son ( perfume Mountain ) was transformed in to a major Buddhist sanctuary and the greatest worshipping palace in nature of Buddhists in Vietnam.
The festival is offically begun by what is called the ceremony to " open the forest " at Ngu Nhac temple , the first stop on the road leading to the main pagoda which lies on a high mountain. Although one may use a land road to reach the main pagoda, but most pilgrims today prefer a boat trip along the stream meandering between two rows of mountains to contemplate the beauty of the scenery which can hardly be found anywhere else. The Archeologists have found in several caves on the Huong Son mountain range indisputable evidences of the presence of early man.
The fairy like scenery of Huong Son has been a source of inexhaustible inspiration for many poets, writers, and composers ; Chu Manh Trinh , a well-known poet in the 19th century. wrote :
" Under the sky is the landscape of Buddha ,
The joy of visiting Huong Son is the dream of everyone
Look ! the mountains, the water , the clouds ,
People wonder , if is here the land of fairies ? "
In order to ensure safe journeys for pilgrims this year , the local authority has set up a festival organising board to manage services and cultural activities , also preparing about 4,000 boats and expanding road leading to the main pagoda , cable cars to reach to the main cave on the top of mountain. In the first days of lunar New Year , the festival received about 6,000 - 7,000 pilgrims each day. People think that they will get more lucky for a prosperity , healthy year in the first opening days of festival. Besides festival time , it is also welcome visitors to Huong Son everymonth to have more chances to discover religious belief.
The festival, lasting through 3 spring months , attracts hundreds of thousands of Buddhist pilgrims and tourists from all parts of the country and overseas vietnamese . Visitors wish to enjoy the matchless beauty of the Huong Son lime mountains in the time when apricot forests blomssom to pay their tribute to Buddha , or more attract exactly to Avalokitasvara , one of Buddha's disciples.
A legend says that the festival is to worship a princess by the name of Dieu Thien who incarnated Avalokitasvara and attained Enlightenment there. As the princess was born on 19th Feb lunar month , that date is now observed by all Buddhists of Vietnam as the Buddhist Saint Day besides Buddha's birthday on 8th April lunar month . The shrine in which she had practised her religion was discovered in the 15th century by three monks. However, it was not until 1687 when the superior bonze Tran Dao Vien Quang had come to the place that Huong Son ( perfume Mountain ) was transformed in to a major Buddhist sanctuary and the greatest worshipping palace in nature of Buddhists in Vietnam.
The festival is offically begun by what is called the ceremony to " open the forest " at Ngu Nhac temple , the first stop on the road leading to the main pagoda which lies on a high mountain. Although one may use a land road to reach the main pagoda, but most pilgrims today prefer a boat trip along the stream meandering between two rows of mountains to contemplate the beauty of the scenery which can hardly be found anywhere else. The Archeologists have found in several caves on the Huong Son mountain range indisputable evidences of the presence of early man.
The fairy like scenery of Huong Son has been a source of inexhaustible inspiration for many poets, writers, and composers ; Chu Manh Trinh , a well-known poet in the 19th century. wrote :
" Under the sky is the landscape of Buddha ,
The joy of visiting Huong Son is the dream of everyone
Look ! the mountains, the water , the clouds ,
People wonder , if is here the land of fairies ? "
In order to ensure safe journeys for pilgrims this year , the local authority has set up a festival organising board to manage services and cultural activities , also preparing about 4,000 boats and expanding road leading to the main pagoda , cable cars to reach to the main cave on the top of mountain. In the first days of lunar New Year , the festival received about 6,000 - 7,000 pilgrims each day. People think that they will get more lucky for a prosperity , healthy year in the first opening days of festival. Besides festival time , it is also welcome visitors to Huong Son everymonth to have more chances to discover religious belief.
Quoted poetry of Chu Manh Trinh .
Written by Kim
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