Thien Ton pagoda and cave – one of the four most sacred temples in the ancient capital of Hoa Lu, has a history of thousands of years associated with the ancient Hoa Lu citadel, creating a typical cultural and religious space of the region. The land gives birth to a King, gives birth to a Saint, and gives birth to a God and is located in the cultural space of Hoa Lu four towns.

This relic is more than 90 km south of Hoa Binh city, 7 km from Nho Quan, convenient way, scenic water cave and Thien Ton cave is really a tourist destination.

Water cave and Thien Ton cave are located in the heart of two mountains Nuoc and Mieu mountain, which are two adjacent mountains in the population of 99 mountains of Ngoc Luong commune, Yen Thuy district. The lake, fields and majestic mountains have created a charming and poetic landscape here. The beauty is not only in the shape of the mountains and the sky, but also in the caves.

Thien Ton pagoda and cave – one of the four most sacred temples in the ancient capital of Hoa Lu, has a history of thousands of years associated with the ancient Hoa Lu citadel, creating a typical cultural and religious space of the region. The land gives birth to a King, gives birth to a Saint, and gives birth to a God and is located in the cultural space of Hoa Lu four towns.

Thien Ton pagoda and cave is one of the four “Hoa Lu four towns” born very early, discovered in the reign of Hung Vuong, the cave worships Thien Ton, the legendary god in Hoa Lu in the 10th century. On the way of domination, Taoist Cao Bien ordered the construction of a temple to worship Tran Vu Thien Ton in order that the emperor’s dragon veins would be distributed in this area.

Thien Ton pagoda and cave is located to the south, this is one of four works built to protect the four bloodlines on the land of the ancient capital of Hoa Lu. They are: Thien Ton Temple in the East, Cao Son God Temple in the West, Duc Thanh Nguyen Temple in the North and Quy Minh God Temple in the South.

Thien Ton pagoda and cave are located in Dung Duong mountain area, Thien Ton town, Hoa Lu, 7km north of Ninh Binh city. “Dung Duong Son” or “Vu Duong Son” means that the mountain blocks the strong water flow from above. Three words “Dung Duong Son” are also written under the entrance gate in the cave worshiping the saint Tran Vu Thien Ton. Tran Vu Thien Ton or Chan Vu De Quan is the incarnation of Huyen Thien God Kim Thuyet, with the role of general commander of the heavenly army and general, sent to the earth to eliminate love and quell rebellion.

Thien Ton is the land of “tu Thuy Ky Son”, the terrain is harmonious with mountains and rivers, and the defense is solid, so the two kings Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Dai Hanh took this cave as an outpost, guarding the money for Hoa Lu citadel. and was the place to receive foreign emissaries before entering the capital.

Legend has it that before sending troops to quell the rebellion of 12 warlords, Dinh Bo Linh brought offerings to the cave to offer sacrifices to the gods to help defeat the other warlords.

In 968, Dinh Bo Linh put down 12 warlords and established the first independent centralized feudal state in our country. After ascending the throne, Dinh Bo Linh repaired the temple, painted statues, ordained him as “An Quoc Ton Than”, built Tien Te and Kinh Thien Dai houses to welcome foreign emissaries before taking the throne. put it in the king’s pedestal.

Later, when moving the capital to Dai La, King Ly Thai To still built many large-scale architectural works here. By the Tran and subsequent feudal dynasties, this area was paid attention to construction and embellishment.

In Thien Ton cave, there are still many worshiping artifacts of cultural and historical value such as 18 arhat statues, incense altar system, stone altars with the patterns of “two dragons adoring the moon”, bird images. phoenixes, flowers and leaves… are carved very elaborately and delicately. In particular, there is also a rather large bell, with four knobs, emitting four different types of sounds, dated Canh Hung (1740 – 1786).

Dung Duong Son” or “Vu Duong Son” means that the mountain blocks the strong water flow from above. The three words “Dung Duong Son” are also written under the entrance gate in the cave worshiping the saint Tran Vu Thien Ton.

Tran Vu Thien Ton or Chan Vu De Quan is the incarnation of Huyen Thien God Kim Thuyet, with the role of general commander of the heavenly army and general, sent to the earth to eliminate love and beauty.

Thien Ton is the land of “tu Thuy Ky Son”, the terrain is harmonious with mountains and rivers, and the defense is solid, so the two kings Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Dai Hanh took this cave as an outpost, hoping to spend money for Hoa Lu citadel. .

According to legend, Thien Ton cave was discovered in the reign of Hung Vuong. During the Tang Dynasty, Taoist Cao Bien ordered the construction of a temple to worship Tran Vu Thien Ton in order to protect the emperor’s dragon veins in this area.

In 968, Dinh Bo Linh put down 12 warlords and established the first independent centralized feudal state in our country. Before sending his army to conquer other emissaries, he often went to Thien Ton cave to pray for God’s blessing and was inspired, many times helped by God to win. When he ascended the throne, he conferred the god as “An Quoc Ton Than” (the deity who keeps the country at peace); at the same time, they repaired the cave and built a temple in the east of the cave called An Quoc Ton Than Tu, or Hang Tong communal house now.

With cultural, historical and spiritual values, in 1962, Thien Ton pagoda and cave relic complex was classified as a relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism). national spiritual history. This is also a landscape of stature located in the tourist and spiritual complex of Trang An – Tam Coc – Bai Dinh.