Photograph by Scottish photographer John Thomson, 1867.Building on Mount Putuo, 1899Plan of the Mount PutuoMount Putuo GuanyinPutuo Shan lake and pavilions
Mount Putuo (Chinese: 普陀山; pinyin: Pǔtuó Shān, from Sanskrit: "Mount Potalaka") is an island in Putuo District, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China. It is a renowned site in Chinese Buddhism and is the bodhimaṇḍa of the bodhisattva Guanyin.
Mount Putuo is one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism, the others being Mount Wutai, Mount Jiuhua, and Mount Emei (bodhimaṇḍas for Manjushri, Kṣitigarbha, and Samantabhadra, respectively).[further explanation needed]
Mount Putuo lies in the East China Sea and incorporates the beauty of both mountain and sea. Mountain Putuo is at 29°58′3～30°02′3 north latitude, 122°21′6～122°24′9 east longitude.[1] Its area is approximately 12.5 square kilometres (4.8 sq mi) and there are numerous famous temples. Every year on the 19th day of the 2nd lunar month, 19th day of the 6th lunar month, and 19th day of the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, it welcomes millions of people for the celebration of the birth of Guanyin.
^Mountain Putuo Tour Guide. Zhonghua Book Company. 2000. ISBN 9787101026894.
MountPutuo (Chinese: 普陀山; pinyin: Pǔtuó Shān, from Sanskrit: "Mount Potalaka") is an island in Putuo District, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China. It is a renowned...
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with a specific bodhisattva. They consist of MountPutuo, Mount Wutai, Mount Jiuhua and Mount Emei. MountPutuo is associated with the bodhisattva Guanyin...
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pilgrimages by both monastics and laypeople. These four sacred places are: MountPutuo for Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara), the bodhisattva of Compassion (Chinese:...
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located west of the Dingdongling. The Putuo Valley owes its name to MountPutuo, one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. Cixi, unsatisfied...
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