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Encyclopedia > Jiuhuashan

Jiuhuashan is one amongst the four holiest mountains of China associated with Buddha. The name means: 'The mountain of the nine lotuses'. The mountain has shrines and temples dedicated to Bodhisattva named Ksitigarbha, which is believed to the Bodhisattva of the hell realms according to Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Standing Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE. Gautama Buddha was a South Asian spiritual leader who lived between approximately 563 BCE and 483 BCE. Born Siddhārtha Gautama in Sanskrit, a name meaning descendant of Gotama whose aims are achieved/who is efficacious in achieving aims, he... Prince Siddhartha Gautama as a bodhisattva, before becoming a Buddha. ... Ksitigarbha statue at Mt. ... Relief image of the bodhisattva Kuan Yin from Mt. ...


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Map of China Province - Region, Regional (541 words)
No wonder that Mt. Jiuhuashan became one of the four great Buddhist mountains in China (the other three are Mt. Emeishan in Sichuan, Mt. Wutaishan in Shanxi and the Mt. Putuoshan in Zhejiang).
Huacheng Temple is the oldest among all temples on Mt. Jiuhuashan.
In the Historical Relics Museum of Mt. Jiuhuashan are on display many precious sutras and cultural relics contained in Huacheng and other temples.
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