Queen Mother Tran Thi Ngoc Hao (nickname Bach Ngoc) lived in the late 14th and early 15th centuries. She was the wife of King Tran Due Tong (1337 - 1377) and mother-in-law of King Le Loi. She made many contributions to the Lam Son uprising.
On the morning of August 8, 2023 (June 22 of the lunar calendar), at Am Pagoda, the People's Committee of Hoa Lac commune coordinated with the Am Pagoda Management Board and local people to solemnly hold a memorial service for the 592nd anniversary of the death of Bach Ngoc Hoang Hau Tran Thi Ngoc Hao.
Hoa Lac Commune coordinated with the Am Pagoda Management Board and local people to attend the death anniversary ceremony of Queen Mother Tran Thi Ngoc Hao.
Queen Mother Tran Thi Ngoc Hao (nickname Bach Ngoc) lived in the late 14th and early 15th centuries. She was the wife of King Tran Due Tong (1337 - 1377), mother-in-law of King Le Loi.
After the Tran Dynasty lost its throne, the Ming Dynasty used the excuse of attacking the Ho Dynasty to invade our country. She took her daughter, Princess Huy Chan (Tran Thi Ngoc Hien), and her servants to Nghe An, organized the reclamation of wasteland, and established many villages in the lower Huong Khe, upper Can Loc, and upper Duc Tho regions. She and her daughter brought the reserve rice to supply to the Lam Son insurgents.
After the victory, Queen Bach Ngoc Tran Thi Ngoc Hao asked the king to build a pagoda in Am Son (the origin of the current Am pagoda) and became a nun here. Later, Princess Huy Chan also asked to come and practice with her here.
Queen Bach Ngoc passed away on June 22, Hong Duc era, during the reign of King Le Thanh Tong (1460-1497). Her tomb was buried in Dien Son village, Bi Coc region, now Hoa Lac commune (Duc Tho).
Local government leaders and the Am Pagoda Management Board offered incense at the altar of Queen Mother Tran Thi Ngoc Hao.
In memory of her great contributions, the local people honored her as “Queen Mother”, “Saint Mother”. With her great contributions and contributions to the country and the people, King Le Chieu Tong was so moved by her great merit that he had a bronze statue cast and worshiped her at Am Pagoda. After many historical ups and downs, today, her temple has been restored and built more and more spaciously and has been recognized as a national historical relic.
According to tradition, every year on the 22nd day of the 6th lunar month, the Hoa Lac commune government, local people and Buddhist monks and nuns from all over the country gather at Am pagoda to offer incense and hold a memorial service to pay tribute and commemorate her great contributions according to the customs and practices of her homeland.
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