Mount Putuo

original: "Putuo Shan." Also known as Mount Potalaka, this island in the Zhoushan archipelago is one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Chinese Buddhism. It is revered as the "bodhimaṇḍa" (seat of enlightenment) of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.

The following landscape features are identified within the illustration or the surrounding text, continuing the inventory of sacred sites from the region.

Facing Heaven Peak
original: "Chaotian." A name typically given to a summit or pass that offers an unobstructed view of the sky, suggesting a point of connection with the celestial world.

Lotus Peak
original: "Lianhua Feng." A common name in Chinese sacred geography for peaks with jagged rock formations resembling the petals of a lotus flower, a symbol of purity in both Buddhist and Taoist traditions.

Bamboo Cane Peak
original: "Qiongzhu Feng." Named after the Qiongzhu (bulliform) bamboo, which was famously used to craft the distinctive, knotty walking sticks favored by literati and monks for mountain climbing.

Cloud-Parting Peak
original: "Boyun Feng." A descriptive name for a high peak that appears to pierce through the mist or "part" the clouds as they drift by.

Altar of Hidden Emptiness
original: "Yinkong Tan." A tan (altar) is a flat area or platform used for ritual offerings. "Hidden Emptiness" reflects the spiritual concept of the void—the ultimate reality that lies beneath the surface of the material world.

(Illustration: A fine double-page woodcut of Mount Putuo (Mount Potalaka), shown as a mountainous island emerging from a sea of highly stylized, rhythmic waves. The landscape is dotted with Buddhist architecture, including temples and a multi-story pagoda nestled among jagged, vertically-oriented peaks and sparse trees. The meticulous detail in the wave patterns and the 'hemp-fiber' texture strokes on the mountains are characteristic of high-quality scholarly publishing from the late Ming or early Qing dynasties.)