Wutai Shan 五台山

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'''Wǔtái Shān 五台山'''
'''Wǔtái Shān 五台山'''
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This Mountain is one of the Four Famous (Buddhist) Mountains 四大名山 of China and is thus one of the most important pilgrimage sites in China. Home to many temples, it has been and remains important for followers of both Tibetan and Hàn Buddhisms. it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009. There are currently nearly 50 temples on and around the mountain. Major ones are listed below.
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This mountain is believed to be the home of Mañjuśri Bodhisattva 文殊菩薩, making it one of the Four Famous (Buddhist) Mountains 四大名山 of China and one of that country's most important pilgrimage sites. Home to many temples, it has been and remains important for followers of both Tibetan and Hàn Buddhisms. it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009. There are currently nearly 50 temples on and around the mountain, major ones are listed below.
== Important Buddhist Sites ==
== Important Buddhist Sites ==
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* Tǎyuàn sì [[塔院寺]]
* Tǎyuàn sì [[塔院寺]]
* Xiǎntōng sì [[顯通寺]]
* Xiǎntōng sì [[顯通寺]]
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== Notable Residents and Students ==
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* Xūyún [[虛雲]]
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* Dorjé Chöpa [[多杰覺拔]] visited here five times in the early 20th century
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* Láiguǒ [[來果]] ([[1908]])
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* The Living Buddha of Jīnshān [[金山活佛]] (prior to [[1917]])
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* Fǎzūn [[法尊]] was tonsured here in [[1920]]
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* Dàyǒng [[大勇]] ([[1920]] - [[1921]])
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* Yīngcí [[應慈]] lectured here in the 1930s
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* Nénghǎi [[能海]] was a long term resident of the mountain.
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** He lived there in the mid 1930s, and again from the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War until his death in 1967.
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* Hú Zǐhù [[胡子笏]] ([[1934]]? - [[1941]]?)
== Other Notes ==
== Other Notes ==
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* Believed to be the home of Mañjuśri Bodhisattva 文殊菩薩
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* Bái Pǔrén [[白普仁]] personally met Mañjuśri 文殊 here, and this helped Bái become famous in Mongolia. This probably occurred in the first decade and a half of the 20th century.
== References and Resources ==
== References and Resources ==

Current revision as of 19:50, 19 June 2010

Wǔtái Shān 五台山

Other names include: The Bodhimaṇda of Mañjuśri 文殊道場

  • Qīngliáng Mountain 清涼山
  • Qīngliáng World 清涼世界
Nearby Locations:
  • Xīnzhōu 忻州 City
Shānxī 山西 Region
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Wǔtái Shān 五台山

This mountain is believed to be the home of Mañjuśri Bodhisattva 文殊菩薩, making it one of the Four Famous (Buddhist) Mountains 四大名山 of China and one of that country's most important pilgrimage sites. Home to many temples, it has been and remains important for followers of both Tibetan and Hàn Buddhisms. it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009. There are currently nearly 50 temples on and around the mountain, major ones are listed below.

Contents

Important Buddhist Sites

Notable Residents and Students

  • Xūyún 虛雲
  • Dorjé Chöpa 多杰覺拔 visited here five times in the early 20th century
  • Láiguǒ 來果 (1908)
  • The Living Buddha of Jīnshān 金山活佛 (prior to 1917)
  • Fǎzūn 法尊 was tonsured here in 1920
  • Dàyǒng 大勇 (1920 - 1921)
  • Yīngcí 應慈 lectured here in the 1930s
  • Nénghǎi 能海 was a long term resident of the mountain.
    • He lived there in the mid 1930s, and again from the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War until his death in 1967.
  • Hú Zǐhù 胡子笏 (1934? - 1941?)

Other Notes

  • Bái Pǔrén 白普仁 personally met Mañjuśri 文殊 here, and this helped Bái become famous in Mongolia. This probably occurred in the first decade and a half of the 20th century.

References and Resources

  • * Sū Zhèshēng 蘇浙生. Shénzhōu fójìng 神州佛鏡 (Buddhist Regions of Shénzhōu). Shanghai: Shanghai guji, 2003. Pp. 42-61.
  • 清涼山志 (明萬曆 24/1596) from Dharma Drum's Temple Gazetteer Project. Fully digitized.
  • Entry for 五台山 from Chinese Wikipedia.
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