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'''Wutai Shan''' (Chi. 五台山, Pin. ''Wǔtái Shān''; [[Wyl.]] ''ri bo rtse lnga''), or the '''Five-Peaked Mountain''', is a sacred site situated in the Shanxi province of China, and associated with [[bodhisattva]] [[Manjushri]]. Known in Chinese as “Clear and Cool Mountain” (Chi. 清涼山, ''Qingliang shan''; Tib. ''ri bo dwangs bsil''), Wutai Shan is also one of the four great sacred Buddhist mountains of China<ref>Wǔtái Shān which is associated with bodhisattva Manjushri, Éméi Shān with | '''Wutai Shan''' (Chi. 五台山, Pin. ''Wǔtái Shān''; [[Wyl.]] ''ri bo rtse lnga''), or the '''Five-Peaked Mountain''', is a sacred site situated in the Shanxi province of China, and associated with [[bodhisattva]] [[Manjushri]]. Known in Chinese as “Clear and Cool Mountain” (Chi. 清涼山, ''Qingliang shan''; Tib. ''ri bo dwangs bsil''), Wutai Shan is also one of the four great sacred Buddhist mountains of China<ref>Wǔtái Shān which is associated with bodhisattva Manjushri, Éméi Shān with [[bodhisattva Samantabhadra]], Jiǔhuá Shān with bodhisattva [[Kshitigarbha]] and Pǔtuó Shān with bodhisattva [[Avalokiteshvara]].</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 14:02, 23 October 2016
Wutai Shan (Chi. 五台山, Pin. Wǔtái Shān; Wyl. ri bo rtse lnga), or the Five-Peaked Mountain, is a sacred site situated in the Shanxi province of China, and associated with bodhisattva Manjushri. Known in Chinese as “Clear and Cool Mountain” (Chi. 清涼山, Qingliang shan; Tib. ri bo dwangs bsil), Wutai Shan is also one of the four great sacred Buddhist mountains of China[1].
Notes
- ↑ Wǔtái Shān which is associated with bodhisattva Manjushri, Éméi Shān with bodhisattva Samantabhadra, Jiǔhuá Shān with bodhisattva Kshitigarbha and Pǔtuó Shān with bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.
Further Reading
- Birnbaum, Raoul. Secret Halls of the Mountain Lords: the Caves of Wu-t'ai' T'oung Pao vol 86, no. 4-5 (Dec 2000) (Cahiers d'Extreme-Asie 5 (1989-1990), pp. 116-140.)
- Chou, Wen-shing. Ineffable Paths: Mapping Wutaishan in Qing Dynasty, China Art Bulletin (March 07) pp. 108-129.
- Tuttle, Gray. Tibetan Buddhism at Ri bo rtse lnga/Wutai shan in Modern Times, Columbia University. JIATS, no. 2 (August 2006), THL #T2723, 35 pp. Link to article
- Wutai Shan and Qing Culture, JIATS, no. 6 (December 2011) Link to articles