[Photos] Xua temple – Giam pagoda – Bia temple complex

18/04/2022 09:41

Xua temple – Giam pagoda – Bia temple is another special national relic complex of Cam Giang district aside from Mao Dien Temple of Literature.

These are places of worship of Great Famous Physician, Zen Master Tue Tinh (1330 – 1400), who was honored as the God of Vietnamese traditional medicine, the ancestor of the traditional medicine and pharmacy with the motto “Treating Vietnamese people with Vietnamese traditional medicine.”

The front house of Xua temple, which was built in Cam Vu commune, the birthplace of Zen Master Tue Tinh

A statue of Zen Master Tue Tinh worshipped in the back house of Xua temple

Giam pagoda is the place where Zen Master Tue Tinh practiced and studied medicine

The national treasure Cuu Pham Lien Hoa (nine-tier lotus-shaped) tower dating from the 18th century at Giam pagoda

Visitors read information about Zen Master Tue Tinh's life and career on a stele at Bia temple

The temple was built to worship Tue Tinh and a stone stele from the Le Dynasty engraved with his will, so it was called Bia (Stele) temple

Festivals are annually held at the relics in commemoration of Great Famous Physician, Zen Master Tue Tinh, attracting a large number of participants and spectators. In the photo: Water procession at Giam pagoda festival