归元寺中英文导游词(缩写)

1、WORD7/7Guiyuan Temple Chinese Buddhist temples are never single buildings. They always consist of a group buildings following a fundamental patter, which can, however, be modified. The main buildings and their symmetrically corresponding secondary buildings form individual groups and courtyards. The

2、 entire temple complex is spacious. The building inside the complex are usually single-storied and the main halls are sometimes decorated with a double roof. The towers, pavilions and halls can be multi-storied structures. The Chinese temple complex has been subject to great structural changes throu

3、ghout the centuries. But temple architects follow the basic principles of secular structures from the Tang Dynasty onwards. The complexes stand on a central axis, usually a north-south axis: east-west only as an exception. (Guiyuan Temple is just the very exception.) The main buildings are strung al

4、ong this central axis, their broadest sides facing south or east. The most important and most frequently presented building inside a Buddhist temple complex are the main entrance gate, the bell and drum towers, the Hall of the Heavenly Kings, the Hall of the Buddha and a pagoda. Buddhism is said to

5、be founded in India in the 6th century BC by Siddatha Gautama (BC565 BC486), the son of a nobleman and member of the Kshatriya caste near the present borders of India and Nepal. Buddhism advocates that all the people are created equal and turns against the caste system of Brahmanism, so it was popul

6、ar with the common people. It was said that Buddhism was spread to China in 2 BC. At the beginning, it was only regarded as a kind of witch. About 200 AD, Chinese version of Buddhist s criptures began to appear, and thus, Buddhist doctrines began to emerge with traditional Chinese religious thought.

7、 From 2nd century to late 6th century, translation and research of Buddhist sects with Chinese characteristics were becoming more and more popular and many temples were built, which reached its peak in Sui Dynasty (581AD-617AD) and Tang Dynasty (618-907). Some Buddhist sects with Chinese characteris

8、tics came into being. Buddhism exerts a great influence on Chinese philosophy, literature, art and folk customs. What is presented before our eyes is a copper statue of a famous bodhisattva in Hynayana Buddhism. Bodhisattva is a tittle which is only next to Buddha. This statue is the image of Avalok

9、itesvara, which has been popular with Chinese people or more than 1,000 years. She is called the Goddess of Mercy cordially by Chinese and is regarded as the symbol of kindness, mercy and benevolence. When we visit the Avalokitesvara Pavilion after a while, I will give a detailed introduction about

10、her. This copper statue was sent to Guiyuan Temple by Taiwan Buddhists in September 1990. It shows that all Chinese, whether in the mainland or in Taiwan, are eager for the reunion of the country, even including religion believers. The building we see now is the Buddha Hall where one certain Buddha

11、and his two assistant bodhisattvases are worshiped. This Buddha is Amitabha Buddha. Amitabha means incomparable brightness. According to Buddhism, time and space is limitless and thus there are many many Buddhas in different spaces and times. But in a certain space or in a certain period of time, th

12、ere is only one certain Buddha who is in charge of instructing all living creatures. Amitabha Buddha is the Buddha who presides over the Land of Ultimate Bliss in the west, which will come in the future. Buddhist s criptures describe the Land of Ultimate Bliss as a wonderland, in which no pain exist

13、s and the people enjoy their lives. In one word, its very attractive. Some people will think it must be very difficult to enter such a world. How can I go to such a paradise? Maybe I have to work hard and bear a lot of sufferings. In fact, its very easy to enter the world. He only need often murmur

14、May Buddha preserve us sincerely. Its enough. You see, the statue in the middle is the very Buddha. On his left is the Goddess of Mercy. On his right is the other bodhisattva who follows the Buddha. It is said that he can save all the living creatures from three kinds of terrible disasters. Now, let

15、s step into the Buddhist s criptures Pavilion where the s criptures of Buddhism are kept. But I m afraid what attracts our attention at the first sight must be this snow-white statue. It is a statue of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. This statue was carved out of a big piece of jade which is 2-m

16、eter-tall and weighs 3 tons. It was carved by Myanmar handicraftsmen and donated to the temple by the Rangoon Buddhists in 1935. If we watch the statue, we may sense that the peaceful expression on the Buddhas face has brought us to a quiet and harmonious state. The last building we will visit is th

17、e Avalokitesvara Pavilion in the north yard. When we entered the yard just now we saw a statue of her. Now Id like to introduce her carefully. As a goddess, she swore that she would not become a Buddha until all the living creatures suffering from pains were saved. So she became a bodhisattva who is

18、 most popular among the people and attracts the most believers of all the gods and goddesses in Buddhism. It was said that one would be saved from trouble and disaster as long as he (she) chanted her name and if it was heard by her. Thus she is called Guanshiyin, which means hearing or looking on th

19、e voices of the suffering. Because of her kind heart and benevolence she got another title the Goddess of Mercy. According to Buddhism, bodhisattvases have no distinction of sex, that is, they are neither male nor female, because they are immortals. But its very strange and interesting that most of

20、bodhisattvases were engraved or carved in the images of various kinds of men in human society. Changes didnt take place until an emperors mother thought it was inconvenient to worship a male bodhisattva in her bedroom. From then on, Guanshiyin, the bodhisattvas began to appear before her believers i

21、n the image of a beautiful and elegant lady. Well pay a visit to a very serious, sacred place. Generally, the place is regarded as the most holy by Buddhists. It is the Grand Hall, where the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni is worshiped. It is always the center of a Buddhist temple in construction and

22、 in Buddhists mind. The statue in the middle is Sakyamuni. According to Buddhism his mother gave birth to him in a garden. He belonged to Kshatreya Caste. He married his cousin when he was 16 or 17 years old. At the age of 29, he was confronted with the sights of an old man, a sick man, a corpse, an

23、d a wandering ascetic. With eyes opened to aspects of life newly revealed to him, he broke from the material world and became an ascetic. Six years later, he gave up mystic concentration that at last brought him enlightenment under a bo tree. He then founded an order of mendicants and spent his next

24、 45 years preaching his ideas until his death. These two statue beside the Buddha are his two disciples. The one on the right was said to be Sakyamunis cousin and he had good memory so that he could remember all the Buddha told his disciples. The one on the left was said to be the lord of Brahmnism

25、and he once was Sakyamunis tutor. But afterwards he was convinced by Buddhism after long-term debate between Buddhism and other religions and he accepted Sakyamuni as his tutor. Thus he became the eldest one of all Sakyamunis disciples. Next, well pay a visit to the Ahrat Hall in the south court. Th

26、e Ahrat Hall is an important structure in a Buddhist temple. But not all temples have an Ahrat Hall, especially, well-kept Ahrat Halls are very rare in China. This one is among them, and whats more, it has its own unique characteristics. Generally, an Ahrat Hall is a square building. The building is

27、 subdivided into four small square courts so that the hall can get enough sunlight. This kind of structure show some lucky implies in Chinese Buddhist culture. Another characteristic about the hall lies in these sculptures themselves. They were neither made up of wood, nor stone, nor clay. A special

28、 way was taken in making them, which could prevents them from being burned, being soaked or being eaten by insects. All the sculptures were floating in water while Wuhan was flooded in 1954, but, surprisingly, they were sound and safe after the flood had receded. It was really a wonder. Ahrats are t

29、he immortals in Buddhism. But when you have a look around the sculptures, you may find from the expressions on their faces that they are so familiar to you. Thats only because they were molded on the basis of the people in the reality, so they are human beings in our daily life rather than immortals

30、. Ahrats are the symbols of harmony, happiness, and good luck, so the Wuhan natives have got used to counting ahrats since ancient time to pray for peace. There are a few ways of counting ahrats. We can count from the first ahrat from left to right or from right to left, when we just enter the hall.

31、 We can also choose any ahrat as our starting point, and count in the same way, left to right or right to left. We should base counting on our own ages whatever we take. For example, Im 25, so I should stop in front of the 25th ahrat from the starting ahrat. The sculpture in front of which I stop is

32、 my lucky ahrat. My lucky ahrat will accompany me to spend a peaceful and lucky year. Wouldnt you like to have a try now? If you need, I can explain connotation of some ahrats. Thats all for the explanation to Guiyuan Temple. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. You will have another 30

33、 minutes to have a look around the temple. If you have any problems, do let me know. I would like to repeat our bus number, A3074. Please dont forget. See you later.归元寺中国佛教寺庙从未是唯一大厦。他们总是包括跟随根本啪答声的小组大厦能，然而，修改。主楼和他们的对称地对应的次要大厦形成各自的小组和庭院。整个寺庙复合体是宽敞的。在复合体里面的大厦通常是单一传说上有名的，并且主要大厅用一个双重屋顶有时装饰。复合体在一个中央轴，通常一个

34、南北轴站立：仅东西方作为例外。(归元寺是例外。)主楼沿这个中央轴，他们面对南部或东部的最宽广的边被串起。最重要和常常地在佛教寺庙复合体里面的被提出的大厦是大门门、响铃和鼓塔、天堂般的国王的霍尔，菩萨的霍尔和塔。佛教在6世纪被认为BC建立在印度由Siddatha Gautama (BC565 BC486)，刹帝利世袭的社会等级的贵族的儿子和成员在印度和尼泊尔的当前边界附近。大约200公元，佛教s criptures的汉语版本开始出现，并且因而，佛教教条开始涌现与繁体中文想法。从2世纪到晚6世纪，佛教派别翻译和研究有中国特色变得越来越普遍，并且许多寺庙被兴建，到达它的在隋代的峰顶(581AD-61

35、7AD)和唐代(618-907)。一些佛教派别有中国特色形成了。佛教产生对中国哲学、文学、艺术和伙计风俗的巨大影响。提出什么，在我们的眼睛是一个著名菩萨的一个铜雕象在Hynayana佛教前的。菩萨是仅是在菩萨旁边的tittle。这个雕象是图象Avalokitesvara，是普遍的中国人民或超过1,000年。她由汉语称观音菩萨热忱地和被认为仁慈、慈悲和仁爱的标志。当我们一会后参观Avalokitesvara亭子，我将给关于她的详细的介绍。这个铜雕象被送了到归元寺由佛教徒在1990年9月。它表示，所有汉语，在大陆或在，是否为国家的团聚是热切的，甚而包括信徒。我们看见现在的大厦是一个某一菩萨和他的两

36、辅助bodhisattvases被崇拜的菩萨霍尔。这个菩萨是阿弥陀佛菩萨。阿弥陀佛意味不能比较的亮光。根据佛教，时间和空间是不可限量的，并且因而有许多许多Buddhas用不同的空间和时期。但是在有些空间或在某一时期，只有是负责指示所有生命的一个某一菩萨。阿弥陀佛菩萨是主持最后极乐土地在的菩萨西部，在将来将来。佛教s criptures描述最后极乐土地作为妙境，痛苦不存在，并且人民享有他们的生活。在一个词，它是非常有吸引力的。某些人认为进入这样世界一定是非常难的。我怎么可以去这样天堂？可能我必须努力工作和负担很多痛苦。实际上，进入世界是非常容易的。他经常只需要私语“5月菩萨恳切地保存我们”。它是

37、足够。您在中部看见，雕象是菩萨。在他的左边是观音菩萨。在他的右边是跟随菩萨的另一个菩萨。据说他可以从中三可怕的灾害拯救所有生命。现在，我们跨步入佛教s criptures被保留的佛教s criptures亭子。但是害怕I的 m什么受到我们的注意在第一视域必须是这个雪白雕象。它是Sakyamuni雕象，佛教的创建者。这个雕象被雕刻了在是2米高的并且称3吨玉外面的一个大片断。在1935年它由缅甸handicraftsmen雕刻并且捐赠了到寺庙由仰光佛教徒。如果我们观看雕象，我们也许感觉在菩萨的面孔的平安的表示给一个安静和和谐状态带来了我们。我们将参观的最后大厦是Avalokitesvara亭子在北部围场。当我们刚才进入了围场我们看见了雕象她。现在我希望介绍她小心地。作为女神，她发誓她不会成为菩萨，直到遭受痛苦的所有生命被保存了。因此她成为了在人民中是最受欢迎的菩萨并且吸引所有神和女神的多数信徒佛教的。说一个从麻烦和灾害将被保存，只要他(她)歌颂了她的名字，并