Commonly speaking the sacred mountains may be divided into two /groups, viz: those coming under the sphere' of influence of the Taoist faith and those where the followers Jot Buddha reign. 'The division Rot wholly adequate to-day, and has not been for long, inasmuch as the more' vigorous Buddhism has eneroached upon the sites and moun-{tins of the Taoists, in some cases entirely expelling "the latter, ther sharing the mountains "with them. 'On the so-called Taoist mountains, therefore, there will now several cases be as well Taoist Buddhist temples. One' may on. the other hand. ste Taoist. pilgrims" visit purely Buddhist holy mountains in the pltgrim season-and' from form two of the," Buddhist fountains "of small tame"(of whicn see below), have occupied and sti) occupy a conspicuous place on the Taoist Ust of sucred spots. All this is, however, of a character, which would not justify any "attempt 0 make any other" classieation tha the one which ts of classical tradition follows the lines laid down history, via: The. Five so-called /-Taoist" mountains, The Four "big" Buddhist mountains and "The Eith "small" Buddhist mountains. The great numbers of other, mountains famous in the history of the two religions, do not come under the above headings as they are not oficlally recognized as sacred.
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