Legends, Inspirations and Space: Landscape Sacralization of the Sacred Site Mount Putuo

Mount Putuo in Zhejiang Province, China, is the most important holy land of Guanyin in East Asia. Landscape sacralization is a key modality by which sacred meaning is constructed. This paper takes several examples—the Tidal Sound Cave (“chaoyin dong” 潮音洞), the Well of the Immortal Mei (“Meixian jing...

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Main Authors: Yiwei Pan, Aibin Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/12/1050