In May, Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh becomes a pilgrimage site visited by many Buddhists and tourists in the South for its sacred experiences during Buddha's birthday.
Go up Ba Den mountain to remember Buddha during his birth season
Since the beginning of the fourth lunar month, Buddhists across the country have come to Ba Den Mountain to celebrate Buddha's birthday - the most important Buddhist holiday of the year, turning the highest mountain in the South into a pilgrimage site during Buddha's birthday season.
Taking place in the fourth lunar month every year, Buddha's Birthday is the most important event for Buddhists around the world to commemorate the birth of Buddha Shakyamuni in the 7th century BC.
In 2024, Buddhist calendar 2568, Buddha's birthday will be celebrated from May 8 to 22 (April 1 to April 15, Giap Thin year) at pagodas and monasteries across the country. At Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh, the grand ceremony to celebrate Buddha's birthday will take place on May 18 (April 11 of the lunar calendar) with solemn and sacred rituals. This is an opportunity for Buddhists to return to the symbolic mountain in the spiritual life of the Southern people to remember and show gratitude to Buddha.
The grand ceremony to offer candles to celebrate Buddha's birthday will be held on May 18 on Ba Den Mountain.
In particular, on the top of Ba Den Mountain, a grand lantern offering ceremony to celebrate the Buddha's birthday was held on the evening of Saturday, May 18, with thousands of lanterns lit in a large square at the foot of the statue of Buddha Tay Bo Da Son and at the foot of the great statue of Bodhisattva Maitreya. Special wooden lanterns were made by Sun World Ba Den Mountain for Buddhists and visitors to assemble the lanterns themselves and write prayers to offer to the Buddha.
In addition to the lamp offering ceremony, a special art program will also be held on the mountain top with an attractive blend of traditional dances and melodious tunes recalling the Buddha's birth and his merits.
Discover the Buddhist world in the middle of paradise
Buddha's birthday is also the season for many Buddhists and tourists to come to Ba Den Mountain to explore the unique Buddhist world found only on the highest mountain in the South.
Watch 3D mapping movies at the Buddhist exhibition area on top of Ba Den mountain.
At the foot of the tallest Buddha statue in Asia on the top of the mountain is a Buddhist exhibition space with a total area of up to 4,410 m2. The exhibition will take visitors in the footsteps of Buddha to the magical world of Buddhism and discover their own ego. Here, visitors can visit ancient Buddhist architectural artifacts made of wood and stone dating from the 11th to 13th centuries and 38 versions simulating classic Buddhist artworks, including many famous Buddha statues of Vietnam and the world. Visitors also have the opportunity to learn and explore the universe in the concept of Buddhism through 3D mapping technology with the world's leading modern projection and sound equipment.
On this occasion, visitors to the top of Ba Den Mountain will be able to admire the giant Bodhi tree 3.6m high, plated with 24k gold in the Cat Tuong Bodhi Tree Exhibition organized by Mai Vang Rong Viet Joint Stock Company in collaboration with Sun World Ba Den Mountain Tourist Area from April 30 to September 2, 2024.
The golden Bodhi tree is solemnly placed in Tay Bo Da Son square.
According to Associate Professor Dr. Pham Trung Luong - former Deputy Director of the Institute of Tourism Research (General Department of Tourism): "With its exhibition system and unique experiences about Buddhist culture, Ba Den Mountain can be considered the first place in Vietnam for people to come and have very basic and necessary understanding of Buddhist values".
In particular, a meaningful experience when coming to Ba Den Mountain during the Buddha's birthday season is to worship and pay homage to the relics of Buddha Shakyamuni, presented to Vietnam by the World Buddhist Federation in Bodh Gaya, India, in 2014. For Buddhists, being able to worship the Buddha's relics is a miracle, just like seeing the Buddha still present in this world, with compassion, joy, and forgiveness, saving all living beings.
The Ba Pagoda system is associated with the legend of Linh Son Thanh Mau.
As one of the most sacred peaks in Vietnam, Ba Den Mountain with its 300-year-old Ba Pagoda system and majestic Buddhist structures on the mountain top is known as a pilgrimage land, a place to sow more good karma of Buddhism, bringing opportunities for Buddhists and tourists from all over to seek peace and complete happiness.
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