Indeed, although in the sūtras, the Pure Lands are said to lie at an inconceivable
distance away, this has not prevented Buddhist peoples from identifying them with places
on this very earth. As is well-known, there are several legends that place Shambhala in
the Himalayas, while Adam‘s Peak in Sri Lanka has been identified with the Copper-
Coloured Mountain (Tib. Zangdok Palri), the Pure Land of Padmasambhava.(Others believe the Copper Coloured Mountain is in present day Afghanistan).
There are several mountains on the Indian subcontinent named ―Potala‖ after Avalokiteśvara‘s Pure Land, as well as various buildings and other structures. Most prominent of these, of course, is the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, which used to be the Dalai Lama‘s residence.