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Sacred opening ceremony of Kiep Bac temple

TIEN HUY - TUAN ANH September 19, 2024 07:34

On the night of September 18 (August 16 of the lunar calendar), the Organizing Committee of the Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival held the Seal Opening Ceremony - a ritual that is highly anticipated by people and tourists from all over the world during the annual autumn festival.

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A large number of people and tourists from all over the world are waiting to receive the sacred seal of Saint Tran.

The ceremony began at 10pm, conducted by religious dignitaries, elders, and representatives of the Organizing Committee of the Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival at the Bac House in the Kiep Bac Temple grounds. The Organizing Committee respectfully offered incense, flowers, and offerings, performed the ceremony to worship Saint Tran and opened the seal according to traditional rituals.

Although the ceremony took place at night, many people and tourists from all over gathered to pay their respects and wished to personally receive the seal of Saint Tran.

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Although a large number of people were present at the Seal-granting Ceremony, there was no chaos or jostling.

Hung Dao Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan was a military genius, an outstanding national hero, who was awarded the title of Duke by King Tran, commanding the army to defeat the Yuan-Mongol invaders, protecting the Dai Viet country. Because of his extraordinary talent and virtue and great achievements, he was honored by the people as a Saint, a Buddha, a "Nine Heavenly Martial Emperor" who appeared from heaven to save the country, help the people, and destroy the invaders.
Since ancient times, whenever the country had a major event, the royal court would come to pray for blessings; whenever generals and princes had to go to war, they would also come to the temple to pay their respects before setting out. Whenever there was an important event, the people would sincerely come to Kiep Bac to pray and ask for the Saint's seal, praying for his protection.

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Two tourists were excited after receiving the Kiep Bac temple seal.

Presently, Kiep Bac Temple still preserves 4 bronze seals of Saint Tran. The first seal is square (10 x 10 cm in size), engraved with the words "Tran dynasty Hung Dao king's seal" (understood as the seal of Hung Dao king of the Tran Dynasty). This is the most important seal, the content of which shows the authority and power that Saint Tran bestowed. The second seal is square (5.5 x 5.5 cm in size), engraved with the words "Quoc phap dai vuong" (understood as the seal of the National law king or the king who keeps the law of the country), asking the Saint to grant power and authority, forcing all forces to obey the law. The third seal is also square (4.3 x 4.3 cm in size), engraved with the words "Van Duoc linh phu" (understood as the sacred seal of Van Duoc temple). Medicine is medicine. This is a sacred talisman that helps people live healthy and disease-free lives... The fourth seal is the only rectangular seal (size 5.2 x 7.8 cm), engraved with the words "Phi Thien Than Kiem Linh Phu" (understood as the sacred talisman of Phi Thien Than Kiem), praying for peace and killing demons.

After the opening ceremony, the elders and representatives of the Organizing Committee organized the distribution of seals to the people and visitors from all over. Each person who received the seal expressed their excitement and hope to receive the protection of Saint Tran. This is one of the unique traditional rituals and is always awaited by the people every time they come to the Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival.

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