Why go to Putuo Mountain to pray?

Putuo Mountain, a famous 5A scenic spot in Zhejiang, is also one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, and is known as "Yinputuo". There is a folk saying in Zhejiang: "Everyone is Amitabha, and every household is Guanyin Bodhisattva", and Guanyin Bodhisattva is all over the world. Especially during holidays and Buddha's birthday every year, many tourists from all over the country come to the temple in Putuo Mountain, Zhejiang Province to pray for the Buddha, the peace of the country and people and the health of their families.

If you have traveled to Mount Putuo, you must have heard of this saying in the local area. If you go to Putuo Mountain to make a wish and pray, you must go to Putuo Mountain for three years to show your sincerity after your wish is fulfilled. Many people are confused about this. As the Dojo of Guanyin Bodhisattva, a Putuo Mountain has been brilliant for thousands of years, but not everyone can do it for three consecutive years. So is there really such a statement?

In fact, there is such a saying, but there is no temple regulation in Putuo Mountain. It is an established tradition for people who often go to Putuo to worship Buddha. The original intention is to say that Putuo Mountain should be sincere. To achieve your wish in any temple in Putuo Mountain, you must come to Putuo Mountain again next year to show your piety. This is not a mandatory rule, you must come for three years, just to measure your respect.

However, some people say that in Buddhism, the number "three" represents perfection, just as there are three treasures, three temples and three incense clubs in Putuo Mountain. For three years in a row, I prayed for perfection on Mount Putuo. A Taoist priest in history once said that it takes three years to worship Buddha in order to show piety, but you can go three times separately, but you didn't say that you must go for three years in a row.

Traveling in Putuo Mountain, you will find that many people are not here for the first time. Some people will come here for three years in a row, and some even come every year. Many people love Mount Putuo involuntarily, instead of deliberately following the "regulations" of having to visit for three years. The so-called regulations are people's inner wishes. Make a wish and pray as long as your heart comes true. There is no need to care about these rules and regulations. Many tourists joke that Putuo Mountain will go for three years in a row, which is probably just a gimmick to attract tourists in Putuo Mountain Scenic Area.

I heard from many monks in the local temple in Putuo Mountain that it takes three years to go to Putuo Mountain. This "three" is an auspicious number. All the temples in Putuo Mountain have not said that they would come here to pray for blessings for three consecutive years. If you must add a fixed number of years, it is fate to come. If you are willing, please come, "come again." I sincerely hope that every visitor who has been to Putuo Mountain can get better and better.