Mount Puti (), also known as Mount Jing () is a mountain located in

Changshou District Changshou () is a district in Chongqing, China, located by the Yangtze river, with a history spanning several thousand years. Changshou is from the Yuzhong District of downtown Chongqing. Administrative divisions Changshou District administ ...

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, with a height of above sea level.

History

According to the ''Changshou County Annals'' (), the mountain is named after

Bodhidharma Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, and regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. According to a 17th century apo ...

, the Indian Buddhist monk who disseminated Buddhism in ancient China. In 1507, during the

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(1506-1522) of Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Dai Jin (), a '' jinshi'' in Changshou County, renamed it as Mount Jing. It has been categorized as a AAAA-level tourist site by the China National Tourism Administration in May 2017.

Attractions

Mount Puti is noted for Puti Temple, a Buddhist temple located on the top of the mountain, it was first construction in the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) and rebuilt many times. The present temple was reconstructed in October 2014, the complex includes the following halls: Shanmen,

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, Hall of Four Heavenly Kings, Hall of Guanyin,

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, Drum tower,

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, Buddhist Texts Library, Dharma Hall, Dining Room, etc. The Puti Lantern is a famous scenic spot in the mountain. It was first built in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and rebuilt in October 2014, with a height of . The Wanshou Stone Stairs is a tourist attraction on the mountain. It has 1,567 steps and 19,999 patterns of Chinese character "".

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References

{{reflist Puti Tourist attractions in Chongqing