PLACES TO VISIT IN VIETNAM – THIEN MU PAGODA

Thien Mu Pagoda is one of the places to visit in Vietnam. Thien Mu Pagoda is in Hue City and Thien Mu Pagoda is the biggest one in Hue. Thien Mu Pagoda is located right on the bank of Perfume River which offers wonderful view. Thien Mu Pagoda is not only the place for local people come to pray but is also also one of the interesting places to visit in Vietnam.

PLACES TO VISIT IN VIETNAM – THIEN MU PAGODA

Thien Mu Pagoda is located on Ha Khe Hill, right at the side of Perfume River. Thien Mu Pagoda is about 5 kilometers from center of Hue City. Thien Mu Pagoda was built in 1601 by Nguyen Hoang Kinh, the first king of Nguyen Dynasty. Before Thien Mu Pagoda was built on Ha Khe Hill, there was a small pagoda which called Thien Mo or Thien Mau and this was the pagoda of Cham people. A story saying that, when Nguyen Hoang Lord became the chairman of Quang Nam Province, he came to Hue in order to look for the new location to build the foundation for the Nguyen Dynasty. One time, Nguyen Hoang Lord rode the house along Perfume River, he saw a small hill, raised up from deep blue water of Perfume River which looks like a dragon turning around and the hill was named Ha Khe. Local people told Nguyen Hoang Lord, at night, there was an old lady appeared on top of the hill and told people that a lord would be here to build his regime and turn this area to be the center of a powerful country. Nguyen Hoang Lord was happy and he ordered people build the pagoda on top of the hill, face to Perfume River and named as Thien Mu Pagoda. (The mother of heaven or the mother from heaven).
Thien Mu Pagoda was officially built in 1063. As Buddhism was widely developed at this time, Nguyen Phuc Chu Lord decided to rebuild Thien Mu Pagoda and enlarged it. In 1710, Quoc Lord ordered to make the giant bell which is about 2 tons and put into Thien Mu Pagoda. Thien Mu Pagoda owns beautiful natural landscape and has large area, Thien Mu Pagoda has been the most beautiful pagoda in the South of Vietnam and today, Thien Mu Pagoda is one of the great places to visit in Vietnam. Gone through many different events and long history of Vietnam, Thien Mu Pagoda has been rebuilt many times. The latest renovation of Thien Mu Pagoda was by Thanh Thai Kinh in 1907. Thien Mu Pagoda was considered as one of most twenty beautiful places in the South of Vietnam.