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In recent years, the trend of traveling to Ba Den Mountain has been growing, especially at the beginning of the year. Tourists come to Ba Den Mountain not only to worship Ba Den Pagoda but also to experience other tourist activities such as climbing mountains and participating in Buddhist festivals.
Let Asia King Travel guide you through the journey to explore the magnificence of this mountain.
Ba Den Mountain is an extinct volcano located in the center of Tay Ninh Province
During the Nguyen Dynasty, Ly Thien - the governor of Trang Bang Town and his wife Dang Ngoc Phung had a daughter named Ly Thi Thien Huong. While going up the mountain to visit the pagoda, she was unfortunately bullied by thugs and was saved by Le Si Triet.
Thien Huong's parents, who were impressed by Le's exceptional talent, made a vow to wed her to Si Triet. But Fate is determined! While waiting for Si Triet to return from joining the army to fight Tay Son, Thien Huong was surrounded by bad guys and attempted to rape her.
Ba Den Mountain and the thrilling story of a virtuous, epiphany girl
Thien Huong jumped into Tuyet Tu mountain's ravine to keep her virtue to her fiance intact. Thien Huong's soul appeared in a dream to the abbot of the mountain temple in a dark black figure. People began to call her Ba Den and built a shrine to comfort the beautiful, well-mannered, short-lived lady's spirit.
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The tourist areas and attractions at Ba Den Mountain are often outdoors, so the ideal time to come here is from November to May of the following year.
This is the time when the sky is clear, there is often a sea of floating clouds and many magical celestial phenomena such as monochrome rainbows, noctilucent clouds... Above all, beautiful sunlight also helps you take check-in photos outdoors along with Ba Den landscape.
You can visit Ba Den Mountain at any time of the year
In particular, the spring festival of Ba Den Mountain (first half of January lunar month), Goddess Mother Linh Son Festival (4th, 5th and 6th day of May lunar month), Vu Lan - Mid-Autumn Festival (full moon day of July - January 8 lunar calendar)... are major holidays.
It helps you gather with many Buddhists, pilgrims and participate in formal worship rituals. If you want to worship and pray for spiritual works, regardless of the erratic rainy weather, you can visit Ba Den Mountain at any time of the year.
Magical Ba Den Mountain during the lantern offering ceremony. Source: Viet Kien
Ba Den Mountain is located in the Northeast of Tay Ninh City. This place is only 11 kilometers from the city center and belongs to Thanh Tan Commune.
Ba Den Mountain is 986 meters above sea level, becoming the highest in the mountain and hill system in the Southeast region. Tourists also favorably give this place the beautiful name "The First Sky Mountain".
Seen from afar, Ba Den Mountain suddenly appears amidst white mist and clouds, "adorned" by a complex of temples, pagodas, shrines... stretching from the foot to the top of the mountain. As expected, it is an outstanding cultural and religious symbol of Tay Ninh Province.
Ba Den Mountain is known as the roof of Southern Vietnam
There are many ways to get to Ba Den Mountain from Ho Chi Minh City such as by motorbike, car or bus. However, there are only 2 main routes to get to this place:
Cloud hunting at Ba Den Mountain. Source: VN Express
Constructed from 170 tons of red copper with a height of 72 meters, the Tay Bo Da Son Buddha statue on top of Ba Den Mountain is the tallest in Southeast Asia.
Tay Bo Da Son Buddha statue has a compassionate face and wears a crown engraved with the image of Amitabha Buddha. The right hand is raised in the Karana Mudra to seek liberation from the shackles of karma and the left hand holds the vase of nectar.
In a place where natural energy is harmonious like Tay Ninh Province, the presence of the Buddha statue of Tay Bo Da Son seems to strengthen the belief in the "spiritual mountain", a symbol of wisdom, altruism and encouragement of Buddhists to live towards goodness.
The majestic statue of Ba Tay Bo Da Son Buddha on the top of Ba Den Mountain
In the early days, this place was just a small temple worshiping Goddess Mother Linh Son. After more than 300 years, it has become a spiritual gathering place frequented by Buddhists from all over.
The pagoda possesses a traditional design like many other ancient temples and pagodas in the South, using yellow paint and orange-red bricks and tiles as the main materials. The roof is tapered into many corners, delicately carved with multi-meaning symbols in Buddhism.
Ba Den is worshiped in a stone cave about 5 square meters wide. Legend has it that when Lord Nguyen Anh was defeated in the war with the Tay Son army, Goddess Mother Linh Son appeared in a dream to help him and his soldiers.
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Spacious worship space inside the Main Hall of Ba Den Pagoda
Located at the foot of the mountain, Linh Son Phuoc Trung Tu used to be the place where the Conference on Building the Resistance Against the French and the Agricultural Conference of Tay Ninh Province took place since 1946.
Visitors can feel the tranquility when walking through the purple-colored trail of linden flowers, enjoying the cool air under an ancient Bodhi tree or leaning against a stone bench and looking at the rolling hills and mountains.
Linh Son Phuoc Trung Pagoda is one of the most beautiful pagodas in Tay Ninh
A trip to Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh promises to sow seeds of memories in visitors’ hearts, blossom into love and take deep roots in the sacred mountain of the Western city.
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