Bodhisattva Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Sacred places === [[File:Mt emei 1.JPG|thumb|Statue of Samantabhadra bodhisattva at [[Mount Emei]]]] The place of a bodhisattva's earthly deeds, such as the achievement of [[enlightenment (Buddhism)|enlightenment]] or the acts of [[Dharma]], is known as a ''[[bodhimaṇḍa]]'' (place of awakening), and may be a site of [[pilgrimage]]. Many temples and monasteries are famous as bodhimaṇḍas. Perhaps the most famous bodhimaṇḍa of all is the [[Bodhi Tree]] under which [[Shakyamuni|Śākyamuṇi]] achieved Buddhahood. There are also sacred places of awakening for bodhisattvas located throughout the Buddhist world. [[Mount Potalaka]], a sacred mountain in India, is traditionally held to be Avalokiteshvara's bodhimaṇḍa. In [[Chinese Buddhism]], there are four mountains that are regarded as bodhimaṇḍas for bodhisattvas, with each site having major monasteries and being popular for pilgrimages by both monastics and laypeople. These four sacred places are:<ref>Kawamura (ed) 1981, p. 139</ref> * [[Mount Putuo]] for [[Guanyin]] ([[Avalokiteśvara]]), the bodhisattva of Compassion ({{zh|s=觀自在菩薩, 觀世音菩薩, 觀音菩薩|p=Guānzìzài Púsà, Guānshìyīn Púsà, Guānyīn Púsà|}}) * [[Mount Emei]] for [[Samantabhadra Bodhisattva|Samantabhadra]], the bodhisattva of practice ({{zh|s=普賢菩薩 普贤菩萨|p=Pǔxián Púsà}}) * [[Mount Wutai]] for [[Mañjuśrī]], the bodhisattva of wisdom ({{zh|s=文殊菩薩, 文殊师利菩薩, 曼殊室利菩薩, 妙吉祥菩薩|p=Wénshū Púsà, Wénshūshīlì Púsà, Mànshūshìlì Púsà, Miàojíxiáng Púsà}}) * [[Mount Jiuhua]] for [[Kṣitigarbha]], the bodhisattva of the great vow ({{zh|s=地藏菩薩 地藏菩萨|p=Dìzàng Púsà}}) Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page