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| Elevation | 3,058 metres (10,033 feet) |
| Location | Shanxi, China |
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| Easiest route | hike |
| Translation | Five Plateau Mountain (Chinese) |
Mount Wutai (Chinese: 五台山; pinyin: Wǔtái Shān; literally "Five Plateau Mountain"; Tibetan: རི་བོ་རྩེ་ལྔ་; Wylie: ri bo rtse lnga), also known as Wutai Mountain, located in Shanxi, China, is one of the Four Sacred Mountains in Chinese Buddhism. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to ( Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a Mountain, rock or ice wall Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Tibetan script is an Abugida of Indic origin used to write the Tibetan language as well as the Dzongkha language, Ladakhi language The Wylie transliteration scheme is a method for transliterating the Tibetan script using the keys on a typical English language Typewriter. ( Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Sacred Mountains of China are divided into two groups associated with Taoism and Buddhism. Chinese Buddhism ( Pinyin fójiào refers collectively to the various schools of Buddhism that have flourished in China proper since ancient times
Each of the four mountains are viewed as the abode or place of practice (dàocháng; 道場) of one of the four great bodhisattvas. In the Buddhist context a bodhisattva (बोधिसत्त्व bodhisattva;; Vietnamese Bồ Tát; बोधिसत्त bodhisatta
Wutai is the home of the Bodhisattva of wisdom, Manjusri or Wenshu (Traditional: 文殊) in Chinese. In the Buddhist context a bodhisattva (बोधिसत्त्व bodhisattva;; Vietnamese Bồ Tát; बोधिसत्त bodhisatta Manjusri ( Ch:
It takes its name from its unusual topography, consisting of five rounded peaks (North, South, East, West, Central), of which the North peak, called Beitai Ding or Yedou Feng, is the highest, and indeed the highest point in northern China. Topography ( topo-, "place" and graphia, "writing" is the study of Earth 's Surface features or those of Planets
Wutai was the first of the four mountains to be identified and is often referred to as "first among the four great mountains. " It was identified on the basis of a passage in the Avatamsaka Sutra (Ch: Húayán jīng; 華嚴經), which describes the abodes of many bodhisattvas. The Avataṃsaka Sūtra ( Japanese: Kegon Kyō) is one of the most influential Mahayana Sutras of East Asian Buddhism. In this chapter, Manjusri is said to reside on a "clear cold mountain" in the northeast. This served as charter for the mountains identity and its alternate name "Clear Cool Mountain" (Ch: Qīngliáng Shān; 清涼山).
The bodhisattva is believed to frequently manifest himself on the mountain, taking the form of ordinary pilgrims, monks, or most often unusual five-colored clouds.
Mount Wutai is home to some of the oldest existent wooden buildings in China that have survived since the era of the Tang Dynasty (618–907). Ancient Chinese wooden architecture is the least studied of any of the world's great architectural traditions from the western point of view and its study is relatively new The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by This includes the main hall of Nanchan Monastery and the East Hall of Fuguang Monastery, built in 782 and 857, respectively. They were discovered in 1937 and 1938 by a team of architectural historians including the prominent early 20th century historian Liang Sicheng. Liang Sicheng ( 20 April 1901 – 9 January 1972 was the son of Liang Qichao, a well-known Chinese thinker in the late Qing Dynasty The architectural designs of these buildings have since been studied by leading sinologists and experts in traditional Chinese architecture, such as Nancy Steinhardt. Sinology in general use is the study of China and things related to China but especially in the American academic context refers more strictly to the study of classical language Steinhardt classified these buildings according to the hall types featured in the Yingzao Fashi Chinese building manual written in the 12th century. The Yingzao Fashi (營造法式 'Treatise on Architectural Methods' or 'State Building Standards' is a technical treatise on architecture and craftsmanship written by the
In 2008 Chinese authorities hope that the shrine at Mount Wutai will be considered for designation as a Unesco world heritage site. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Local residents, however, claim they have been forced from their homes and relocated away from their livelihoods in preparation for the bid [1].
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Major Temples
Nanshan Temple
Nanshan Temple (Chinese: 南山寺) is a large temple in Mount Wutai, first built in Yuan Dynasty. A Chinese character, also known as a Han character ( is a Logogram used in writing Chinese (hanzi Japanese ( The Yuan Dynasty ( Pinyin: Yuáncháo Dai Ön Ulus (Дай Юан Улс was a ruling Dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai The whole temple comprises seven terraces, divided into three parts. The lower three terraces are named Jile Temple(极乐寺); the middle terrace is called Shande Hall (善德堂); the upper three terraces are named Youguo Temple(佑国寺).
Xiantong Temple
Tayuan Temple
Pusa Ding
Other Temples
Inside Wutai: Shouning Temple, Bishan Temple, Puhua Temple, Dailuo Ding, Qixian Temple, Shifang Tang, Shuxiang Temple, Guangzong Temple, Yuanzhao Temple, Guanyin Dong, Longquan Temple, Luomuhou Temple, Jinge Temple, Zhenhai Temple, Wanfo Ge, Guanhai Temple, Zhulin Temple, Jifu Temple, Gufo Temple, etc. Jinge Temple ( Chinese: 金阁寺 is located in north of South Peak south of Central Peak of Mount Wutai, Shanxi Province of China, about 15 Gufo Temple ( Chinese: 古佛寺 is located on the bank of Qingshui River, Jingangku China and is the first temple to see if entering the Mount Wutai
Outside Wutai: Yanqing Temple, Nanchan Temple, Mimi Temple, Foguang Temple, Yanshan Temple, Zunsheng Temple, Guangji Temple, etc. The Nanchan Temple ( Chinese: 南禅寺 is located on the north bank of the Xiaoyinhe Yangbaigou 21 kilometers south of Wutai County, Xinzhou, Mimi Temple ( Chinese: 秘密寺 is located on Mimi Hill (秘密岩 Weiping Mountain 38 kilometers southwest of Taihuai County in Mount Wutai, China. Foguang Temple ( Chinese: 佛光寺 is a temple located five kilometers away from Doucun Wutai County Shanxi Province of China. Yanshan Temple ( Chinese 岩山寺 is a preserved location of national historical and cultural relics Zunsheng Temple ( Chinese 尊胜寺 is located in Huyangling 20 kilometers northeast of Wutai County
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 Stupa at the top of the Middle Peak of Wutai Shan |
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