[Ba'o VN] Chu`a Ma~ To^.c

[Dam Son <son@fermi.phys.washington.edu>]

Vie^.t Nam : Dda^'t nu+o+'c - Con ngu+o+`i

Chu`a Ma~ To^.c

Tra^`n Ddo^`ng Ba(`ng
Ba'o Die^~n Dda`n Doanh nghie^.p So^' 8 (21/2/1997)

Co' di.p xuo^i ve^` phi'a cu+.c Nam cu?a To^? quo^'c, vu+o+.t so^ng Tie^`n
so^ng Ha^.u ngang qua Ca^`n Tho+, du+`ng cha^n o+? So'c Tra(ng, hie^'m co'
du kha'ch na`o la.i kho^ng dde^'n vie^'ng chu`a Ma~ To^.c (co`n go.i la`
chu`a Do+i). Ma~ To^.c, te^n go.i tra.i ra tu+` Ma` ha Tu'p, nguye^n la`
Se^ra^y Te^cho^ Ma` ha Tu'p, theo nghi~a co^?  xu+a la` "dda.i qua^n" hay
"su+.  nga(n cha(.n lo+'n". Chu`a ta.o la.c tre^n mo^.t khu dda^'t ro^.ng
ga^`n 3 hecta, ro+.p bo'ng ca^y tra'i, ca.nh tru.c lo^. no^'i thi.  xa~
So'c Tra(ng - thi. tra^'n My~ Xuye^n. Ma'i chu`a lo+.p ngo'i nhie^`u ma`u
go^`m hai ta^`ng, phi'a tre^n giao nhau tha`nh go'c 30 ddo^.. Hai dda^`u
tro^'ng o+? hai ma'i lo+.p ba(`ng mo^.t ta^'m hi`nh tam gia'c go.i la` Ho^
Che ang cha.m tro^? tinh vi. Dda^`u hai go'c ma'i vu+o+n le^n ddo^i khu'c
dduo^i ra('n Naga uo^'n lu+o+.n cong vu't, o+? giu+~a uy nghi mo^.t ngo.n
tha'p cao nhie^`u ta^`ng. Be^n du+o+'i, ha`ng co^.t ca'i phi'a ngoa`i
hi`nh tro`n theo mo^ ti'p Co^ranhtian cu?a Hy La.p. No+i tie^'p gia'p
dda^`u co^.t ddo+~ ma'i ngo'i ga('n tu+o+.ng tie^n nu+~ Kho na^r vu+o+n
ddo^i ca'nh thie^n tha^`n, hai tay cha('p tru+o+'c ngu+.c cha`o ddo'n
kha'ch tha^.p phu+o+ng.  Nhu+~ng cu+?a lo+'n nho? trang tri' hoa va(n,
cha^n dung ca'c tha^`n tha`nh trong co^? ti'ch. 

Trong chi'nh ddie^.n, tre^n be^. cao nhie^`u ta^`ng hoa va(n ti? mi?,
tu+o+.ng Pha^.t Thi'ch Ca ta.c ba(`ng dda' nguye^n kho^'i uy nghi ngu+.
tre^n toa`n sen cao ga^`n hai me't chung quanh ba`y ca'c tu+o+.ng nho?,
la`m ba(`ng ca'c cha^'t lie^.u kha'c nhau, nhu+ng ddo.ng o+?  nhie^`u tu+
the^' nhu+ tu+o+.ng Pha^.t nha^.p nie^'t ba`n, ngo^`i thie^`n ddi.nh, so+
sinh, co+~i tre^n ra('n Muchalida, ddi' kha^'t thu+.c hoa(.c kho^? 
ha.nh... Quanh ddie^.n tho+` treo nhie^`u bu+'c hoa`nh lo+'n vo+'i nhu+~ng
hi`nh the^? hoa, chim, ca' cha.m, kha('c co^ng phu.  Dda(.c bie^.t tre^n
mo^.t bu+'c co' ddo^i du+o+i vo^~ ca'nh bay lu+o+.n, chu+'ng to? su+.
hie^.n die^.n cu?a chu'ng o+? dda^y ra^'t la^u ddo+`i. 

Nhu+ nhu+~ng chu`a Khmer kha'c, ngoa`i chi'nh ddie^.n, trong khuo^n vie^n
chu`a Ma~ To^.c co' ca'c tha'p dda(.t ti~nh co^'t, nha` ho^.i cu?a Pha^.t
tu+? va` su+ sa~i go.i la` Sala, nha` o+?  cu?a ty` khu+u, sa di, nha`
thie^u, ma'i che chie^'c ghe ngo - ta`i sa?n chung cu?a phum so'c - mo^~i
na(m dde^'n vo+'i so^ng Tra('ng trong cuo^.c ddua mu+`ng le^~ ho^.i Ooc om
Bo'c truye^`n tho^'ng. Ca'i dda(.c bie^.t khie^'n no+i na`y no^?i tie^'ng
la` do su+. ngu. cu+ cu?a mo^.t ta^.p the^? "ti'n ddo^`"  ddo^ng dda?o
nga`y nga`y treo mi`nh tre^n ca'c ca`nh ca^y nghe chuo^ng mo~, kinh ke^.
mo^.t ca'ch tha^`m la(.ng. A^y' la` ho. ha`ng nha` do+i qua.. Cha(?ng ai
co`n nho+' chu'ng dda~ cho.n chu`a la` no+i "dda^'t la'nh treo ca'nh" tu+
ddo+`i thuo+? na`o. 

Mong ra(`ng ne^'u co' di.p ve^` Ddo^`ng ba(`ng Nam Bo^. ba.n se~ dde^'n
vie^'ng chu`a Khmer, co^ng tri`nh kie^'n tru'c do ba`n tay lao ddo^.ng
ca^`n cu`, sa'ng ta.o cu?a to^.c ngu+o+`i co' nguo^`n go^'c tu+` vu+o+ng
quo^'c Va(h Na(h - Phu` Nam xa xu+a ta.o la^.p, la` nhu+~ng dda`i hoa
dde.p trong vu+o+`n ky` quan Vie^.t Nam co^? tu+., trong vu+o+`n hoa va(n
hoa' chung cu?a da^n to^.c.