Complete Guide to Blessings at Mount Wutai｜Attend an Appointment with Manjushri, Wishing for Blessings at All Times

1. Core Preparations for Blessing • Attire: Wear simple, solid-colored clothes; avoid short skirts and off-shoulder tops; wear comfortable flat shoes (many temple steps require walking). • Mindset: As mentioned in the text, abandon utilitarianism, start with a "clear heart and breaking attachments," and proceed with reverence and kindness. • Essentials: A small amount of cash (incense money is voluntary, 1/5/10 yuan all acceptable), water bottle (temperature varies greatly on the mountain), sunscreen, and a light jacket (high altitude, cool mornings and evenings). 2. Key Temple Blessing Guide 1. Xiantong Temple: The founding temple of Mount Wutai, pray for stable academic and career foundations. The hall houses Manjushri Bodhisattva; sincerely and silently make your wishes, feeling the ancient temple’s heritage amid the incense smoke. 2. Tayuan Temple (Great White Pagoda): The symbol of Mount Wutai, pray for peace, smoothness, and family health. Walk around the pagoda three times, symbolizing disaster elimination and blessing; when the wind passes the pagoda bells, it is Manjushri’s “response to seeing you.” 3. Pusa Ding (Bodhisattva Peak): The core site of Manjushri Bodhisattva’s path, pray for wisdom, enlightenment, and clearing confusion. Climb to the top to overlook the mountains, matching the mindset of “breaking attachments.” After worship, quietly appreciate the beauty of ancient mortise and tenon architecture. 4. Shuxiang Temple: The main hall of Manjushri Bodhisattva, pray for academic progress and sharp thinking. Outside the hall, ancient cypress trees stand strong, just like “everything encountered is Manjushri.” Pause to feel the fusion of nature and Buddhism. 5. Wuye Temple (Ten Thousand Buddhas Pavilion): The most popular incense site, pray for wishes to be fulfilled and all matters to go smoothly. Follow the principle “sincerity brings efficacy,” no need to be attached to formality, offer according to your heart. 3. Blessing Mindset and Etiquette • Etiquette: Do not step on the threshold when entering halls, no photos in front of Buddha statues, offer three incense sticks (representing Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha), clearly and silently state your name and wish when praying, no need to repeat. • Mindset: As the text reflects, worship is not about “obtaining,” but “holding reverence in the heart and knowing limits in actions.” When encountering breeze, ancient trees, or birds during the trip, treat them with kindness; this is the response to Manjushri Bodhisattva. • Self-reflection: After blessing, sit quietly in a temple corner for a moment, reflect on past words and deeds, silently vow to “always hold kindness and act purposefully,” letting the blessing become spiritual cultivation. 4. Practical Tips • Best Time: Spring and autumn (April-May, September-October), suitable weather, moderate tourists, easier to pray with a calm mind. • Transportation: Direct shuttle buses from Xinzhou Station/Wutai Mountain Airport to the scenic area; sightseeing buses available within the area to travel between temples. • Taboos: No loud noises, no cutting in line, do not touch Buddha statues or cultural relics casually, take food as needed in vegetarian restaurants, avoid waste. May every traveler heading to Mount Wutai meet their own “Manjushri,” have their wishes fulfilled amid incense and breeze, be filled with Dharma joy, and enjoy blessings at all times🙏