Hang Pagoda is a volcanic cave located in the heart of Thoi Loi Mountain - Photo: TRAN MAI
The Hang Pagoda without monks in Ly Son is very clean and beautiful because the Ly Son people take turns taking care of it. This place attracts many tourists. Locals call it Hang Pagoda or Thien Khong Thach Tu.
Hang Pagoda without monks in Ly Son: A temple with many foreign histories on the outpost island
Although the sea is not favorable this season, there are still many tourists going to Ly Son island to travel and visit Hang pagoda to sightsee and sightsee.
Tourist Tran Thuy Minh Ha (Da Nang) and her friends came to Ly Son Island for a vacation. She said she had been to many pagodas across the country. But Hang Pagoda is the most special pagoda because there are no monks.
"I think Hang Khong Su Pagoda in Ly Son is one of the most unique pagodas in Vietnam. The pagoda is located entirely inside a volcanic cave. This is a place worth visiting. It is truly beautiful," said Ms. Ha.
According to researcher Le Hong Khanh - former deputy director of the Quang Ngai Provincial Museum, in the notes of French archaeologist H. Parmentier, Hang Pagoda had traces (although few) showing that this place was once a place of worship for the Cham people.
When the Cham people left the island and headed south, the cave fell into disrepair. Along with it came mysterious oral histories.
When the Vietnamese arrived, explored and governed Ly Son island for a while, they did not visit this area, because of word of mouth about the darkness and mystery of this cave.
In the genealogy of the Ly Son clans, it is recorded that Tran Cong Thanh and his brothers were the first Vietnamese to come to the cave.
Thien Khong Thach Tu is a temple located entirely in a volcanic cave.
Following the genealogy and legacy of the first families who opened An Hai village when the Vietnamese set foot on the island, about 4 centuries ago, under the reign of King Le Kinh Tong, the Tran Cong Thanh brothers were the first to find the cave.
After arriving at the cave, the youngest brother did not return home but stayed in the cave for unknown reasons. Since then, the Ly Son people have passed down word of mouth that this man learned the art of immortality in the cave. That is a legend, not found in any written records.
Since the Vietnamese came here, the cave that was once a place of worship for the Cham people became a Buddhist temple for the Vietnamese people with the name of Hang Pagoda, or Thien Khong Thach Tu.
Tourists enjoy the temple inside the volcano
Today, Hang Khong Su Pagoda in Ly Son is a famous tourist destination. The pagoda is the largest natural cave on the island, with an area of 480m², 24m deep, 20m wide, and a ceiling height of 3.2m. Inside, it worships Amitabha Buddha, Nhu Lai, Maitreya, along with the founder Bodhidharma and the predecessors who founded An Hai village...
The temple yard faces the sea, has a lotus pond and a Buddha statue. Surrounded by ancient banyan trees hundreds of years old.
In 1994 this place was recognized as a national scenic spot.
The way down to Hang Pagoda
Every year, Hang Pagoda is the place to hold major ceremonies such as Lunar New Year, Vu Lan, Buddha's Birthday and the death anniversaries of ancestors, attracting a large number of people to come and worship.
Because of the unique features of the temple, tourists coming to Ly Son all come to visit, worship and enjoy the scenery here.
Along with other famous attractions such as To Vo gate, Cau cave, Thoi Loi peak, Duc pagoda..., Hang pagoda is contributing to promoting tourism in Ly Son.
Hang Pagoda without monks in Ly Son facing the East Sea with beautiful scenery
Million-year-old volcanic cliff in front of the entrance to the temple
The temple yard has hundreds of years old banyan trees.
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