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| Mount Jiuhua | |
Mount Jiuhua, located at Qingyang County, Chizhou City of Anhui Province, is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China. Mount Jiuhua is dedicated to Ksitigarbha , a bodhisattva and protector of beings in hell realms according to Mahayana Buddhist tradition. This holy land is reputed as “Buddhist Heaven for Lotus Flowers”.
Stamp featuring the Tiantai Peak, also called Heavenly Terrace Peak, standing at a height of 1306 meters. A saying goes “you never reach Mount Jiuhua without a visit to Heavenly Terrace Peak”. Numerous believers and travelers head to Heavenly Terrace Peak and pray at Tiantai Temple. This place they believed is the half-way world linking with sky and earth.
Stamp featuring the Huacheng temple located at the center area of Huacheng basin. Huacheng Temple was regarded as the rite for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Stamp featuring the Zhiyuan Temple which is listed as one of the Four Buddhist Temples of Mount Jiuhua. In the Depository of Buddhist Sutras, there is the precious “Tripitaka” (Qianlong Version), the only tripitaka in Chinese engraved by the official in Qing Dynasty.
Stamp featuring the old Phoenix pine which is a major landscape of Jiuhua Mountain. It has a peculiar shape, just like a phoenix spreading its wings, hence its name.
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| Issued Country | China |
| Issued Year | 1995 |
| Category | Buddhist Architect World Heritage |
| Type | Commemorative/Special Stamps |