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Mount Wutai, One of China's Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains, Shanxi Province,
China
Mount Wutai; literally "Five Plateau Mountain", also known as
Wutai Mountain, located in Shanxi, China, is one of the Four Sacred Mountains in
Chinese Buddhism. Each of the four mountains is viewed as the abode or place of
practice of one of the four great bodhisattvas. Wutai is the home of the
Bodhisattva of wisdom. 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.
Wutai was the first of the four mountains to be identified and is often referred
to as "first among the four great mountains"; 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). This includes the main hall of Nanchan
Monastery and the East Hall of Fuguang Monastery, built in 782 and 857,
respectively. Nanshan Temple is a large temple in Mount Wutai, first built
in Yuan Dynasty. The whole temple comprises seven terraces, divided into three
parts. The lower three terraces are named Jile Temple; the middle terrace is
called Shande Hall; the upper three terraces are named Youguo Temple.
The Great White Pagoda, or Sarira Stupa of Tayuan Temple, is a brick stupa
located at Mount Wutai. The stupa was constructed in July 1582 during the Wanli
reign of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
Source: www.wikipedia.com
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