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"Mount Jiuhua (simplified Chinese: 九华山; traditional Chinese: 九華山; pinyin: Jǐuhuá Shān; literally "Nine Glorious Mountains") is one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism. It is located in Qingyang County in Anhui province and is famous for its rich landscape and ancient temples.[1]
Many of the mountain's shrines and temples are dedicated to Ksitigarbha (known in Chinese as Dìzàng, Chinese: 地藏, in Japanese as Jizō), who is a bodhisattva and protector of beings in hell realms according to Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Pious Buddhists often visit Anhui to climb to Greater Tiantai peak, which is regarded as Jiuhuashan's most important peak, although it is not the tallest. […] Mount Jiuhua was called Mount Lingyang in Han Dynasty. It was called Mount Jiuzi (九子山) in Liang and Chen Dynasties of South Dynasties. […]
JiuHuashan is delicately beautiful which is located in the southeastern part of Chizhou City, in Quingyang County of Anhui Province. The gross area reaches 120 square kilometers, while the protection area reaches 114 square kilometers. Shiwang Peak is the highest one with an elevation of 1342 meters above sea level. […] In 719 AD, Kim Qiaoque [Kim Gyo-gak (김교각, 金喬覺, 696-794), or Jin Qiaojue in Mandarin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Gyo-gak], a Silla prince (today's Qingzhou city in South Korea) came to Jiuhua Mountain and cultivated himself for [7]5 years. He died at 99 years of age, his corporeal body stayed intact. […] 30.482222, 117.804444 […] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Jiuhua
"It was not until the late eighth century, the mountain became a place where religious rites were held to worship the god of earth. The construction of temples started in the Tang dynasty and their enlargement continued in the following dynasties. By the middle of the Qing dynasty, over 300 temples had been set up on the mountain where 5,000 Buddhist monks and nuns were in residence. Up till now there are still over 50 well-preserved temples and more than 6,000 sculptured Buddhas. No wonder that Mt. Jiuhuashan became one of the four great Buddhist mountains in China (the other three are Mt. Emeishan in Sichuan, Mt. Wutaishan in Shanxi and the Mt. Putuoshan in Zhejiang). Huacheng Temple is the oldest among all temples on Mt. Jiuhuashan. Simple and solemn, it has engraved lintels, brackets and roofs. In the Historical Relics Museum of Mt. Jiuhuashan are on display many precious sutras and cultural relics contained in Huacheng and other temples.” - http://www.uhuangshan.com/english/jiuhua.htm
Input by: tmciolek, Feb 25, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 03 Mar 2013
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The center of the cluster in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 20 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Jiuhua Mt. monastic cluster, CN.
Lat 30.4721 Long 117.8227
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Jiuhua Mt. monastic cluster
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Anhui Sheng
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Simplified Chinese: 九华山; traditional Chinese: 九華山; pinyin: Jǐuhuá Shān; literally "Nine Glorious Mountains" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Jiuhua
- Mount Jiuzi (九子山) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Jiuhua
- Mount Lingyang - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Jiuhua
- Jiuhuashan - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Jiuhua
- Mount Jiuhuashan - http://www.uhuangshan.com/english/jiuhua.htm
- "Mountain of Nine Lotus[es]" - http://aniccasight.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/jiuhuashan.html
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 30.4721 Long 117.8227 - based on visual identification of the mountain in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 01 Mar 2013.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Huacheng monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- (1) Qingyang/Rongcheng - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Rongcheng.html
- (2) Chizhou - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- (1)
- Ch’ing-yang-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Rongcheng.html
- Tsingyanghsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Rongcheng.html
- Tsingyang - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Rongcheng.html
- 蓉城 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Rongcheng.html
- Ch’ing-yang - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Rongcheng.html
- Ch'ing-yang - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Rongcheng.html
- Ch'ing-yang-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Rongcheng.html
- (2)
- Kweichih-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Kuei-ch'ih - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Kuei-ch’ih-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Ch'ih-chou - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Kuei-ch’ih - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Ch'ih-chou-chen - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Ch’ih-chou-chen - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Kweichih - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Chih-chow-fu - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Kweighih - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Chihchow - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Guichi - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Kuei-ch'ih-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
- Ch’ih-chou - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 30.6340 Long 117.8517 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Rongcheng.html
- Approx. Lat 30.6578 Long 117.4831 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/01/Chizhou.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- Buddhists first came to the mountain in 401 AD but little of the old can be found here today as the temples have been repeatedly attacked by the enemies of religion." - http://www.billirwinphotography.com/jiuhua_shan.html
- In "the late eighth century, the mountain became a place where religious rites were held to worship the god of earth." - http://www.uhuangshan.com/english/jiuhua.htm
- Monasteries of the Jiuhua Mt. cluster were already operational in 719 AD - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Jiuhua
- “Huacheng Temple - the first temple to be built on this [Jiuhua] mountain in 751” - http://www.huangshantour.com/eitinerary/productShow.asp?id=71
- MBM chrono-tag 0400-32c - tmciolek 03 Mar 2013
- 0400-32c 0433-66c 0467-99c 0500-32c 0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32c 0733-66c 0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32c 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- Monasteries of the Jiuhua Mt. cluster were operational in 794 - AD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Gyo-gak & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Jiuhua
13. Date-late
- "By the middle of the Qing dynasty, over 300 temples had been set up on the mountain where 5,000 Buddhist monks and nuns were in residence." - http://www.uhuangshan.com/english/jiuhua.htm
- "In the 1860s the Taiping Rebellion destroyed and burned all the temples they could reach" -http://www.billirwinphotography.com/jiuhua_shan.html
- "In the 1960s the Red Guards again tried to destroy and loot the temples of Jiuhua Shan." - http://www.billirwinphotography.com/jiuhua_shan.html
- MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 03 Mar 2013
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
18. Available Printed Literature
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 1]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]
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