Mt Jiuhua

JiuhuashanJiuhuashan is one amongst the four holiest mountains of China associated with Buddhism. The name means: ‘The mountain of the nine lotuses’. The mountain has shrines and temples dedicated to the Ksitigarbha, who is the Bodhisattva of the hell realms according to Mahayana Buddhist tradition.

Mount Jiuhua is dedicated to Ksitigarbha (Chinese Pinyin: Dizang), a bodhisattva and protector of beings in hell realms according to Mahayana Buddhist tradition.

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