Mount Potalaka
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Mount Potalaka is the mythical sacred mountain in Buddhist tradition believed to be the abode of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythical mountain
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religious concept ⓘ sacred place ⓘ |
| associatedWithBodhisattva | Avalokiteśvara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
bodhisattva path
ⓘ
pure land ⓘ salvation of sentient beings ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Avalokiteśvara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceptualLocation |
remote island mountain (in some traditions)
ⓘ
southern seas (in some texts) ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus | part of Buddhist sacred geography ⓘ |
| describedAs |
abode of Avalokiteśvara
ⓘ
mythical sacred mountain ⓘ |
| functionInPractice |
focus of visualization practices
ⓘ
goal of spiritual pilgrimage (symbolic) ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalSignificanceFor |
Mahayana Buddhists
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devotees of Avalokiteśvara ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Buddhist sacred mountain traditions
ⓘ
East Asian Buddhist geography ⓘ Japanese Buddhist sacred mountain traditions ⓘ Korean Buddhist sacred mountain traditions ⓘ Tibetan identifications of Avalokiteśvara’s abode ⓘ |
| inspiredNameOf | Potala Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Avatamsaka Sutra
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Buddhist scriptures ⓘ Gaṇḍavyūha Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ various Mahayana sutras ⓘ |
| nameTransliteration | Potalaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Potala
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Potalaka Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenIdentifiedWith |
Mount Putuo in China
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ⓘ
Putuo Shan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenLinkedTo | Sri Lankan sites in some traditions ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | mythical rather than empirically verifiable location ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Avalokiteśvara’s vow to save all beings
ⓘ
cult of Chenrezig in Tibet ⓘ cult of Guanyin in East Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | dwelling place of Avalokiteśvara ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
compassion
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pure land of Avalokiteśvara NERFINISHED ⓘ spiritual refuge ⓘ |
| tradition |
East Asian Buddhism
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Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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