Blessed Land 40: Mount Bochi福地四十 钵池山
- Type
- Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
- Location
- China · Jiangsu · Huai'an · Bochi Mountain Park, Huaiyin District, Huai'an City
- Coordinates
- 33.6, 119.02 Map ↗
- First built
- Same as above · The system of Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands took shape during the Eastern Jin and the Southern Dynasties; the Tang Daoists Sima Chengzhen and Du Guangting fixed the list of names. The precise present-day location is a matter of scholarly conjecture.
Overview
The fortieth of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: "It lies in Chuzhou, the place where Wang Qiao attained the Dao." It is identified today with Mount Bochi in Huai'an, traditionally said to be where Wang Qiao of the Han compounded elixirs.