名詞: n.
pu tuo shan
ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄢ
Putuo Mountain
Putuo Mountain, located in Zhejiang Province, is one of the Four Holy Buddhist Mountains. It covers an area of 12.5 square kilometers. The highest peak, the Fudingshan Mountain is 300 meters high above the sea level. Temples, monasteries, nunneries are spread all over the mountain.
Putuo Mountain once had 82 temples, 128 huts, accommodating 4,000 monk and nuns at its heyday. When you walk on the paths, you probably can come across monks in kasaya. The glorious sceneries as well as the glamour concerned with Buddhism make it a sacred mountain. Puji Temple, Fayu Temple, and Huiji Temple are the three largest in the twenty temples in Putuo. Bizarre rocks and queer cliffs can be seen everywhere. The most famous twenty are Qingtuo Rock, Rock of Two Tortoises Listening to Preaching, Rock of Buddhist Heaven on Sea, etc. Along the line where the mountain connects with the sea, many spectacular caves are very attractive. Chaoyin Cave and Fanyin Cave are the two top ones.