Myson emrges as the abode of Lord Shiva in Central Vietnam

Located at Myson valley, Phu Duy commune, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province, in Central Vietnam, the Myson sanctuary has been a Centre of power of the kingdom of Champa. The inhabitants of the kingdom were called Cham. Chams ruled the vast area of the Indo-china region.

Linguistically and ethnically, they belong to the Malayo-Polynesian linguistic group of the Austronesian family. Myson was brought to light in the year 1898. In the Vietnamese language, Myson means beautiful mountains. The Chams constructed over 300 temples made of baked bricks and worshipped Hindu deities. Moreover, they did not use materials for jointing the bricks. Local wild glue may be used by them to join the bricks.

ASI excavating Shiva Linga at Myson

The epigraphic sources reveal the fact that the Chams were Saivites and worshipped Shiva as their primordial god. During the second half of the fourth century A.D., King Bhadravarman founded the first sanctuary constructed in the cirque of Myson and dedicated to Bhadresvara, a form of Lord Shiva.

The Chams considered Myson as a pilgrimage of the kingdom of Champa. The sanctuary is located in a small valley having natural spring surrounded by mountains. The mountain to the south of the monuments signifies Mahaparvata, as Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva and natural spring signified Mahanadi as river Ganga. Read more...