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CHINA

Mount Emei

The bodhimanda of the Samantabhadra, also known as Puxian Pusa.

Year of Inscription: 1996

洪椿坪

Mount Wutai, also known by its Chinese name Hongchunping Temple

Wutaishan, is a sacred Buddhist site at the (中国 China: 1984)

headwaters of the Qingshui in Shanxi Province,

China. Mount Wutai is one of the Four Sacred

Mountains in Chinese Buddhism. Wutai is the

home of Manjusri, Bodhisattva of wisdom. The

sacred mountain hosts over 53 monasteries and

is home to many of China’s most important

monasteries and temples.

The “Wutai Mountain Map” from Dunhuang

Caves is a mural painting done during the 雷⾳寺 Leiyin Temple

Five Dynasties (907–960 AD) depicting a (中国 China: 1984)

monastery detail of the Wutai Mountain

over 1000 years ago. 睹光台 Shuguangtai

(中国 China: 1984)