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[quote=JIMMYB,244846]Wind, the four renowned Buddhist Mountains are Mt.Wutai, Mt. Putuo, Mt. E'mei and Mt. Jiuhua. The four Taoist Mountains are Wudang Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain, Dragon and Tiger Mountain and Qiyun Mountain.

Why are they called four sacred Buddhist Mountains and four Taoist Mountains? Because many Buddhist sites or Taoist sites are scattered on these mountains. You know Manjusri Bodhisattva, Kwan-yin, Visvabhadra Bodhisattva and Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva are sacred and solemn Bodhisattvas in Buddhism. Have you ever heard of Zhang Sanfeng, a very important role in Heavenly Sword, Dragon Slaying Sabre written by Jin Yong? He established the Wudang Sect and imparts his disciples martial arts. He has something to do with Taoism. For Dragon and Tiger Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain and Qiyun Mountain, there are legends about Zhang Daoling (also called Zhang Tianshi) who cultivated himself and became immortal. These three mountains are scattered some relics of Zhang Daoling.

Wind, it is really hard for me to explain why they are called four renowned Buddhist Mountains and four sacred Taoist Mountains. The best way is to pay a visit to these mountains and to read some books on Buddhism and Taoism. There is another possibility. People just confer titles of nobility on these mountains and actually their names do not imply something very deep.[/quote]

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