Today, the concrete pillar that supports the tiny wooden pagoda is a replacement for the original one which was blown up by the departing French, it remains unclear how much of the wooden temple is the original one.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019
14 Oct 2019 - Hanoi Day 3: One Pillar Pagoda
Just a short walk from Ho Chi Minh Museum, we came to one of the most special architectures in Vietnam, the One-pillar pagoda or Dien Huu pagoda.
Some history here. The pagoda started being constructed under Ly’s dynasty in 1049. The legend goes that one night in 1049, King Ly Thai Tong dreamed of the Holy Lady (Phat ba Quan Am) sitting on a lotus and leading him to a similar building. When he woke up, he was advised by Thien Tue monk to build the pillar-based pagoda like in his dream and topping it with the lotus of the Holy lady. Every year when it came to April 8th in Lunar calendar, the King came to the pagoda for Buddha bathing ceremony and afterwards, released a bird.
Next to the pagoda is a Temple of the Goddess of Mercy (观音).
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