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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Buddha Summit Mountain 1
Mount Potalaka canonical 1
Potalaka Mountain 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mythical mountain
religious concept
sacred place
associatedWithBodhisattva Avalokiteśvara
associatedWithConcept bodhisattva path
pure land
salvation of sentient beings
associatedWithDeity Avalokiteśvara
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
linked to: Mahayana

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
languageOfName Sanskrit
mentionedIn Avatamsaka Sutra
Buddhist scriptures
Gaṇḍavyūha Sutra
linked to: Gandavyuha Sutra

various Mahayana sutras
nameTransliteration Potalaka
nameVariant Potala
linked to: Potala Palace

Potalaka Mountain
linked to: Mount Potalaka
oftenIdentifiedWith Mount Putuo in China
linked to: Mount Putuo

Putuo Shan
linked to: Mount Putuo
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
pure land of Avalokiteśvara
spiritual refuge
tradition East Asian Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana

Tibetan Buddhism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Potala Palace namedAfter Mount Potalaka
Mount Potalaka nameVariant Potalaka Mountain
linked to: Mount Potalaka
Foding Mountain translationOfName Buddha Summit Mountain
linked to: Mount Potalaka