Where is the Lingshan Mountain in the Journey to the West?

The Lingshan Mountain in The Journey to the West, named Ling jiusan, is located in the northeast of Wangshe City, the capital of Capricorn in central India. It's a place that Buddha says is famous. It is indeed the place where Sakyamuni practiced, and it is also the remains of the Buddha that Xuanzang wants to pay tribute to.

The origin of its mountain name is because the shape of the top of the mountain is similar to that of vultures, and there are many vultures on the top of the mountain, so it is called. Sanskrit gr Dhra originally meant' gluttony' and later referred to vultures; This vulture has slightly black wings, gray head and little hair. It likes to eat dead bodies and lives in the forest.

This mountain is the tallest of the five mountains in King Snake City, with a clean garden and many saints living here. The Buddha also lives here, and many Mahayana classics are said on this mountain.

This means that Lingjiu Mountain is the highest and largest mountain among the five mountains of King Snake, and it is very clean. Most Buddhist saints live in this place, and Sakyamuni often lives in this place. Many Mahayana Buddhist scriptures are also on this mountain.

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A. Cunningham, a British archaeologist, based on the records of the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty and the biography of Faxian, a monk, speculated that his location was Saila-Giri, southeast of Rajgil, Behar Province.

According to the recent exploration, it is said that there is a canyon extending eastward between the old and new Shecheng kings. In the north of the canyon stands a Xiufeng with an altitude of several thousands of feet, and in the middle of the south there is a rock platform of about 224m called Chata-Giri, which is the cape where the Buddha gave many speeches.

As a contemporary of the Buddha, King Brahmaputra (Van ·bimbisa^ra) is famous for his teachings. He once built a large-scale project, from the mountainside to the top of the mountain, through the ancient Lingyan, with stones as the steps, more than ten steps wide and about three kilometers long.

On the top of the mountain, there is a platform for the Buddha's past, but so far only the red brick wall foundation remains. In addition, there are many Buddhist monuments, such as the stone-throwing place of the gods, the stone chamber where the Buddha was heard and Sharifutsu was found, the place where A was troubled by magic, the critical eye of Buddhism, the Maharaja Sutra, the King Jing Guang Ming Sutra and the Infinite Life Sutra.

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