Case file · Apparition / miracle
The Guanyin who would not leave
In 916, legend says, the Japanese monk Egaku tried to take a Guanyin statue home from Wutai, but iron lotuses blocked his ship until he left it on Putuo island.
916 CE · 29.97, 122.39 · status: legend
The account
The 'Bukenqu Guanyin' (Guanyin Unwilling to Leave) shrine marks the spot, and Putuoshan became Guanyin's holy island.