Visiting Vam Ray pagoda, Tra Vinh

Published: 01/06/2012 03:12

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Built on a vast area, Vam Ray pagoda in gloriously brilliant Tra Vinh though new construction stills features ancient traditions of Khmer Buddhism of the South. 

Currently, the pagoda is considered as one of the largest and most beautiful pagodas of Khmer people.
After nearly 4 years of construction, Vam Ray pagoda was located in Ham Tan commune, Tra Cu district, (Tra Vinh province) was inaugurated on September 9th, 2008. This is a unique architecture coating paint as inlaid gold from the roof to the wall. The monks at the pagoda said the fund was built the pagoda by a local enterprise. 


The entrance to the pagoda is the gold-plated gate, Tam Quan gate type. The gate top creats Summit of the Tower with multi-storey. Blue skyline, surround green tree spaces makes the pagoda gate more prominent, which forced the pedestrian crossing must stand back. Entering the pagoda people will encounter is the first majestic main hall. The main hall back toward the East as other pagodas on the South. The high colonnades and dome surrounded majetic feature for works. On the roof is the pointed roof of 2-3 layers overlap and the peak is a peak tower between the blue sky. The texture, pattern, sculptural relief from the foot to the peak of main hall was doing very elaborately. All were painted gold, works is not only prestigious but also splendid architecture from the Buddhism temple in the countries of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos ...

Inside the main hall, there is only one big Buddha statue placed in the highest position. A number of small Buddha statue were arranged in the lower position. The main hall is the wide, high and cool space and comforts for travelers when touring as well as the believers celebrate the ceremony. The doors are carved elaborately from the large and thick wooden blocks. The precious wood is imported from abroad. Workmen took time to carve pattern on the the wood, created the perfect works. 

Among the pagoda yard has a cylindrical column supported by stylized serpent shape columns of Naga genie. Usually, in these other Khmer temples, even statues was built at the up and down entrance or at the entrance of the main hall but surround the district was enclosed by a decorated fence with even statues with the violent face, wear armor as a guard to protect the pagoda. Look at the Southeast toward of main hall is the statue of the Buddha in nirvana with tens of metres in length are placed on the equivalent of 2 floors. The entire statue and pedestal were painted by gold.


In spite of just building, the pagoda still has ancient feature. The more tourists gaze, the more fascinated they are. The pagoda in the consciousness of the Khmer is the place where Buddha stayed. For every occasions, Tet tradition, residents live in phum, come in the pagoda that is very crowded. They come to the Buddha and ask 
for peace, worship to be blessed. Meanwhile, the pagoda is not only spiritual but also as places where the Khmer community live . Coming here on the occasion Chôl Chnam Thmay or Đoi ta, Ok-om-bok ..., visitors will draw themselves in the cultural space, has just bringing sacred beliefs just bringing the festival featured of the 
Khmer province.


Usually, the pagoda only welcomes a few visiting delegations each day. Here, visitors are comfortable to visit and find out the pagoda and Buddhist cultures from the buddhistic pries in the pagoda. If you like the summer space with bustle of society, visitors should learn about the history of the Khmer to go to Vam Ray pagoda in festival of the Khmer people, Tet holiday is coming with Chnăm Thmây Khmer Chôl, takes place in mid-April, every year. 

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