Explore Buddhist culture at Mount Wutai
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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| Located in North China's Shanxi province, Mount Wutai is one of the country's four famous Buddhist mountains, along with Mount Putuo in Zhejiang province, Mount Emei in Sichuan province and Mount Jiuhua in Anhui province. It is home to many of China's most important monasteries and temples and is considered a holy land of Buddhism. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009. |
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Buddhism Origins of Mount Wutai Manjusri is one of the four Bodhisattva in China and is allegedly the teacher of seven Buddha and all Bodhisattva. Manjusri has rich, profound and pithy ideas and the power to eliminate demons and save people from trouble. >>> more |
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Sakyamuni ceremony In celebration of Sakyamuni's day of leaving his earthly body. >>> more |
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Buddhist birthday To celebrate the birthday of Avalokiteśvara, or Guanyin in Chinese Buddhism. >>> more |
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Buddhist music with a 1000-year history Buddhists on Mount Wutai, near the city of Xinzhou, in Shanxi province have kept traditions alive, including the music of ceremonies. >>> more |
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| Cliff painting | Mural on the west wall | Mural |
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Mount Wutai summer camp The 11th summer camp in Bamboo Temple, Mount Wutai kicked off on Aug 8, allowing more than 400 campers to experience monks’ lives and learn Buddhism. >>> more |
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Temple Culture Development Summit The 2015 China Temple Culture Development Summit and Chinese poetry, calligraphy, and painting seminar was held in Mount Wutai from Aug 14 to 16. >>> more |
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Zen art exhibition A Zen themed art exhibition was held in Wufeng Hotel, Mount Wutai on June 25. Most of the paintings were focused on Buddhism. >>> more |
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Buddhist drama A Buddhist drama has staged on Mount Wutai, the well-known Buddhist sanctuary in Shanxi province. The story is about understanding-- a typical Buddhist line of thinking. >>> more |
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International Buddhism Culture Expo To better spread China's Buddhist culture to the world, a one-month long Buddhism tourism culture event has been held from June 26th to July 26th every year since 2009. >>> more |
