Tản Viên Sơn Thánh Explained

Tản Viên Sơn Thánh (Chữ Hán: 傘圓山聖, 304 BCE - ?), or Sơn Tinh (山精) is one of The Four Immortals in traditional Vietnamese mythology. He is the god of Ba Vì mountain range[1] and figures also in the romance of Sơn Tinh - Thủy Tinh ("the God of the Mountain and the God of the Water").

Temples are dedicated to him in most towns, for example the Và Temple in Sơn Tây, Hanoi.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Olga Dror Cult, Culture, and Authority: Princess Liễu Hạnh in Vietnamese History 2007 - Page 253 "Dut Thanh Tan Vien Son (The Spirit of Mount Tan Vien)"
  2. Minh Trị Lưu -Historical remains & beautiful places of Hanoi and the surrounding areas Page 204 2000 "VÀ TEMPLE - Và Temple locates on a hill covered with green of old-age ironwood trees in Vân Giã hamlet, Trung Hưng commune, Sơn Tây town. Và Temple is differently called Đông Cung (East palace), dedicating to God Tản Viên"

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