纪录片《佛教世界的七大奇观》 尼泊尔布特勒佛塔（1）

At the Boudhanath Stupa, one of the many people who come to circumambulate and to pay their respects to the Buddha¹ is Ani Choying, a Buddhist² nun³ famous throughout Nepal for her sweet singing voice.

在众多来博达哈绕塔，向佛陀表达敬意的人之中，有一位叫做阿尼琼英的比丘尼。她以甜美的歌声闻名全尼泊尔。

She is, in fact, known as the singing nun.

实际上，她是一位著名的歌尼。

This is a very highly spiritual place, we consider.

我们将这里视为非常崇高的精神之所。

It's a holy place.

这是一处圣地。

And we believe that all the great relics⁴ of the Buddha's are in the stupa and it holds a very special religious spot.

而且我们相信这座塔里保存着佛祖的所有圣骨，这使它成为非常特别的宗教场所。

And every people who come around here are always reciting mantras and really focusing on meditation⁵.

每位来此拜访的人总是吟诵着经文，而且真的专注于冥想。

They do the circumambulation, prostration⁶, to keep the physical healthy, and the mind, to be energy clean,

他们绕塔而行，五体投地，以保持肉体的健康和心灵力量的纯净。

chanting mantras as well as doing prayers, so trying to put yourself in a very good, positive discipline.

在祈祷时吟诵经文，努力把自己投入到至善、积极的自律中。

This is a very, very highly blessed place.

这是一处得到神灵极大护佑的福地。

Ani is originally from Tibet.

阿尼最早从西藏来到这里。

Thousands of Tibetan Buddhists⁷ now live in Nepal as refugees.

当今，成千上万的藏族佛教徒作为流民生活在尼泊尔。

The brand of Buddhism⁸ here is as much Tibetan as it is Nepalese.

佛教的印记在西藏和尼泊尔同样深刻。

Flexibility⁹ and diversity has always been one of Buddhism's strengths.

灵活性和多元化一直以来都是佛教的优点。

The Buddha himself said there should be no one official Buddhist language.

佛陀亲口说过，佛教不应该有“官方语言”。

Instead, Buddhists are encouraged to focus on the universal relevance¹⁰ of the Buddha's wisdom.

相反地，他鼓励佛教徒专注于佛陀智慧的共通性。

1 Buddha   

n.佛；佛像；佛陀

参考例句：

• Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。
• He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。

2 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

3 nun   

n.修女，尼姑

参考例句：

• I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.我无法相信那个著名的歌星已做了修女。
• She shaved her head and became a nun.她削发为尼。

4 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

5 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。

6 prostration   

n. 平伏, 跪倒, 疲劳

参考例句：

• a state of prostration brought on by the heat 暑热导致的虚脱状态
• A long period of worrying led to her nervous prostration. 长期的焦虑导致她的神经衰弱。

7 Buddhists   

n.佛教徒( Buddhist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony. 处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒，用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The return of Saivite rule to central Java had brought no antagonism between Buddhists and Hindus. 湿婆教在中爪哇恢复统治后，并没有导致佛教徒与印度教徒之间的对立。 来自辞典例句

8 Buddhism   

n.佛教（教义）

参考例句：

• Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
• Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。

9 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

10 relevance   

n.中肯，适当，关联，相关性

参考例句：

• Politicians' private lives have no relevance to their public roles.政治家的私生活与他们的公众角色不相关。
• Her ideas have lost all relevance to the modern world.她的想法与现代社会完全脱节。