Chinese PilgrImage

Last Updated August 28, 2019

003 Ji Gong, Jingci Temple,
Hangzhou, Zhejiang

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Ji Gong (济公), seen standing here behind the Vairocana Buddha (毗卢遮那佛). He managed to get kicked out of Lingyin Temple (灵隐寺) and ended up spending time here at Jingci Temple (净慈寺) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang (浙江, 杭州市).

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004 Pilgrim Statue,
Putuoshan, Zhejiang

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This statue of a pilgrim (香客) is seen prostrating just outside the dock area as one arrives on Putuoshan (普陀山), an island in Zhejiang (浙江).

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005 Nanhai Guanyin,
Putuoshan, Zhejiang

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This giant statue of Nanhai ("South Seas") Guanyin (南海观音) is 20 meters high on a 13-meter base--a total of 33 meters, a number sacred to Guanyin. The statue dominates the southeast area of Putuoshan in Zhejiang (浙江, 普陀山).

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006 Guanyin's Leap, Xifang Jingyuan, Putuoshan, Zhejiang

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There is said to be a footprint of Guanyin (观音) on top of the rock in the foreground, where he/she leaped over from Putuoshan (普陀山) to Luojiashan (洛迦山) for some quiet practice. The island itself looks like Guanyin reclining, and is a little over five kilometers away--quite a leap! Located inside Xifang Jingyuan (西方净苑).

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007 Guanyin and Attendants,
Zizhu-si, Putuoshan, Zhejiang

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Guanyin (观音) with the usual attendants--Dragon Girl (龙女) and Sudhana/Shancai (善財)--in a hall inside Zizhulin (紫竹林) on Putuoshan in Zhejiang (浙江, 普陀山).