Quang Nam transfers the lotus and snail of the Tara Bodhisattva Statue to Da Nang

Accordingly, the two details of the statue handed over are the snail and the lotus flower on the handle of the Tara Bodhisattva statue.

Two artifacts: a snail and a lotus flower (Photo: Hien Xuan).

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hong - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Nam province - said that the handover of the two artifacts aims to complete the national treasure, promoting the best historical, cultural and scientific values. At the same time, serving the needs of research, study and sightseeing of the public.

At the reception ceremony, the Chairman of Da Nang City decided to award a certificate of merit to the government and people of Dong Duong village, Binh Dinh Bac commune, Thang Binh district, Quang Nam province for discovering, preserving and transferring two details of the national treasure to the authorities.

Leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Nam handed over two artifacts to leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Da Nang (Photo: Hien Xuan).

Mr. Ha Vy - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Da Nang City - assessed the Tara Bodhisattva Statue as the most important artifact of the Cham Sculpture Museum. Since the statue was discovered, the lack of two important details has limited the value of the artifact.

Mr. Ha Vy affirmed that the snail and lotus details of the artifact symbolize purity, love and the growth of all species. Bringing these two details back to the original statue is of great value, helping to complete the Cham cultural treasure and heritage.

The 1:1 scale version of the Tara Bodhisattva statue was donated by Da Nang City to Quang Nam Museum for display (Photo: Hien Xuan).

Meanwhile, two artifacts on the statue's handle, a snail and a severed lotus flower, were discovered by local people later and have been preserved by Quang Nam Museum since 2019.

The statue of Bodhisattva Tara was discovered by the people of Dong Duong village, Binh Dinh Bac commune, Thang Binh district, Quang Nam in 1978.

The statue is about 1,200 years old, cast in solid bronze, more than 1.1m high, and is preserved at the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture.

Meanwhile, the two magical objects of the artifact, a lotus flower and a snail, were discovered later by people of Dong Duong village and were handed over to Quang Nam Museum in 2019.

On September 26, the People's Committee of Quang Nam province decided to transfer two related details of the national treasure, the Tara Bodhisattva Statue at Quang Nam Museum, to the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture.

After 11 years of wandering, the 2 details were restored to their original state.

Source link: https://dantri.com.vn/van-hoa/quang-nam-chuyen-giao-doa-sen-va-con-oc-cua-tuong-bo-tat-tara-ve-da-nang-20231209165853293.htm