View of Putuoshan island from the peak

Mount Putuo (Chinese 普陀山; pinyin pu tuo shan) or Putuo Shan is an island located to the south-east of Shanghai, in Zhoushan prefecture of Zhejiang province, China. It is famous in Chinese Buddhism, and is considered the bodhimandala of Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin), a revered Bodhisattva in many parts of East Asia. Mount Putuo is one of the four sacred mountains in Buddhism, the others being Mount Wutai, Mount Jiuhua, and Mount Emei (Bodhimandalas for Manjushri, Ksitigarbha, and Samantabhadra, respectfully). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 647 KB)View of Putuo Mountain from the peak. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 647 KB)View of Putuo Mountain from the peak. ... Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ; Lumazi: Zanhe) , situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ... Zhoushan (舟山; formerly transliterated as Chusan) is the only prefecture-level city consisting solely of islands in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Zhejiang (Chinese: 浙江; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Che-chiang; Postal System Pinyin: Chehkiang or Chekiang) is a eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... This article explores how Buddhism, a Indian origin, has affected and been affected by Chinese culture, politics, literature and philosophy. ... Shakyamuni under his bodhimandala, the bodhi tree. ... Avalokitesvara with a 1,000 arms, part of the Dazu Stone Carvings at Mount Baoding, Dazu County, Chongqing, China. ... Kuan Yin (Pinyin: Guanyin; also written Kwan Yin or in other variants which hyphenate or remove the space between the two words) is the bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists. ... Prince Siddhartha Gautama as a bodhisattva, before becoming a Buddha. ... Wutai Shan (Mount Wuitai), which means Five Terrace Mountain, is one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism. ... Jiuhuashan is one amongst the four holiest mountains of China associated with Buddha. ... Location within China Mount Emei (峨嵋山, pinyin Éméi Shān, Wade-Giles O2-mei2 Shan1, literally Delicate Eyebrow Mountain) is a mountain in Sichuan province of Western China. ... Statue of Manjusri (Monju) at Senkoji in Onomichi, Japan Mañjuśrī (文殊 Ch. ... Ksitigarbha statue at Mt. ... Samantabhadra (also Viśvabhadra, 普賢 Chinese: Pǔxián; Japanese: Fugen) is the Lord of the Truth (理) in Buddhism, who represents the practice and meditation of all Buddhas. ...

Today it is a noted tourist destination. As of January, 2004, tourists were charged 110 RMB for an entry ticket upon disembarkation at the island's port. A number of hotels and settlements are dotted around the island. January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The renminbi (Traditional Chinese: 人民幣, Simplified Chinese: 人民币, literally means peoples currency) is the official currency of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

History

Around 1612, the 20-year-old future Chan-master Yinyuan Longqi arrived at Putuo Shan while looking for his father, who had disappeared fifteen years earlier. He served tea to the monks. Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Chán is a major school of Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhism. ... Yinyuan Longqi (Chinese 隱元隆琦; pinyin yin yuan long qi; Japanese Ingen Ryuki) (Fuqing, Fujian, 1592 - Uji, 1673) was a Chinese Linji Chan Buddhist monk, poet, and calligrapher. ...

Features

Guanyin statue

• 20m tall statue of Guanyin at 紫竹林 (pinyin zizhulin).

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 649 KB)View of Guanyin statue on Mount Putuo. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 649 KB)View of Guanyin statue on Mount Putuo. ... Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard...

Temples

• Puji Temple

Puji Temple (ch 普济禅寺; pinyin pujichansi; translation Zen Temple of Universal Salvation) is a Buddhist temple located on the island of Putuoshan in Zhejiang province, China. ...

External links

Travel guide to Mount Putuo from Wikitravel Wikitravel is a project to create an open content, complete, up-to-date, and reliable world-wide travel guide. ...