Ba Khe Pagoda
(BNP) – According to the village elders, the Ba Khe pagoda in Phu Hoa commune, Luong Tai district, was established many years ago and extensively refurbished during the Nguyen Dynasty. The pagoda was entirely demolished in 1950 as part of the "destroying the resistance war" strategy. It was rebuilt and decorated to its current state in 2009.
Panorama of the Ba Khe pagoda.
The gate of Ba Khe pagoda.
The roof is decorated with the painting "Bao Lam Tu".
The Ba Khe Pagoda is a location to worship Buddha, Mother, and Ancestor in order to pray for good luck, good direction, and good things, demonstrating the interference and acculturation that has occurred throughout its history.
The pagoda is a location to worship Buddha, Mother, and Ancestors.
Artistic carvings.
Ba Khe Pagoda includes works: Tam Bao (Tien duong, Thuong dien), Mother worshipping house. Tien duong has 5 compartments. Thuong dien has compartments. Tien duong and Thuong dien are linked together to form a Dinh-shaped plan
Bronze bell "Ngoc lau tu chung".
Typical artifacts include: 01 Hoanh Phi (horizontal lacquered board), 01 Pair of Coupled Sentences, 01 Monsignor statue, 02 Dharma Protector statues, 01 Jiu Ji statue, 01 Saint sage statue, 01 Cuu Long court, 03 Tam The statues, 01 Shakyamuni statue , 01 statue of Chuan De, 01 statue of Nam Tao, 01 statue of Bac Dau, 01 statue of Jade Emperor, 01 statue of Quan Am with the eyepiece, with lacquered wood material, dating from the 20th century; 01 Stone stele “Bao Lam Tu” dated to the Nguyen Dynasty; 01 bell "Ngoc Lau Tu Chung" with bronze material dating back to 1846.
Stone stele in the campus of pagoda.
Since it was rebuilt, Ba Khe Pagoda has been an important center of religious activities for the local people, a place to educate people to follow the path of good and eliminate evil from life. Over time, the pagoda has preserved a number of treasures with museum-quality historical and cultural value, such as a bronze bell produced in 1846 and a stone stele from the Nguyen Dynasty with historical substance. The temple's renovation and decorating procedure.
The pagoda is located on an open campus at the hamlet's end, near to the village communal house, and the village well provides lovely backdrop to the relic campus.
Ba Khe Pagoda is ranked as a provincial historical relic in Decision No. 1767/QD-UBND, dated December 17, 2020.
