纪录片《佛教世界的七大奇观》 中国香港天坛大佛（3）

The giant Buddha¹ is part of the Po Lin monastery² and temple complex set up nearly 100 years ago by three Zen masters.

天坛大佛是宝莲禅寺建筑群的一部分。禅寺是在约百年前由三位禅师创立的。

Zen has developed as a part of Mahayana Buddhism³, the school of Buddhism practised in China and other northern Asian countries.

禅宗是大乘佛教逐渐发展而成的一个分支，是在中国及其他北亚国家广为传播的宗派。

Zen Buddhists⁴ believe that all people have the qualities that the Buddha had, and emphasise⁵ that these can be developed and were not unique to the Buddha only.

禅宗相信所有人都具有佛性，并强调佛性可以逐步养成，而非佛陀独有。

The aim of Zen is to discover this quality within each person, through meditation⁶ and practice of the Buddha's teachings.

禅宗的目的，就是要通过冥想和实修来发掘每个人潜在的佛性。

The ultimate goal is to become a completely enlightened Buddha.

最终目标则是成为大彻大悟的佛。

Meditation has always been central to Buddhism, but here in China a new brand of meditation was born.

冥想一直都是佛教修行的核心方式。但在中国，它有了另外一个名字。

And it took its name from a Sanskrit word Dhyana which is actually very hard to translate, but it means a kind of alert, productive state of mind.

它来源于梵文中“Dhyana”一词。这个词很难精准翻译，它指的是一种敏锐而丰富的精神状态。

In China it was called Chan and when it travels to Japan it becomes Zen.

中国人称它为“禅”。流传到日本以后成为“Zen”（还是“禅”）。

It's a school of Buddhism which lays enormous emphasis on certain kinds of meditative⁷ practice.

这是个对特定种类的冥想修行极其重视的佛教宗派。

What you try to do is purely⁸ to empty your mind.

你要努力做的仅仅是清除杂念。

It has an ideology⁹ that rational thought is not going to get you to enlightenment or Nirvana.

它的观点是，理性思维不会使你开悟或涅槃。

It's practised here in a small secluded¹⁰ monastery, minutes away from the giant Buddha.

实修的地点在一个僻静小禅院中，距离大佛有几分钟路程。

Formal silent meditation is central to Zen and is practised by both the laity¹¹ and the ordained¹² together.

庄重宁静的坐禅是禅宗的核心。俗家百姓和受戒僧人一起参禅打坐。

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 monastery   

n.修道院，僧院，寺院

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• She was appointed the superior of the monastery two years ago.两年前她被任命为这个修道院的院长。

3 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。

4 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

5 emphasise   

vt.加强...的语气，强调，着重

参考例句：

• What special feature do you think I should emphasise? 你认为我该强调什么呢？
• The exercises heavily emphasise the required readings.练习非常强调必须的阅读。

6 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。

7 meditative   

adj.沉思的，冥想的

参考例句：

• A stupid fellow is talkative;a wise man is meditative.蠢人饶舌，智者思虑。
• Music can induce a meditative state in the listener.音乐能够引导倾听者沉思。

8 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

9 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

10 secluded   

adj.与世隔绝的；隐退的；偏僻的v.使隔开，使隐退( seclude的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place. 一些人当他们在隐蔽的地方游泳时，喜欢把衣服脱光。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This charming cottage dates back to the 15th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden. 这所美丽的村舍是15世纪时的建筑，有茅草房顶和宁静的花园，漂亮极了，简直和画上一样。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 laity   

n.俗人；门外汉

参考例句：

• The Church and the laity were increasingly active in charity work.教会与俗众越来越积极参与慈善工作。
• Clergy and laity alike are divided in their views.神职人员和信众同样都观点各异。

12 ordained   

v.任命（某人）为牧师( ordain的过去式和过去分词 )；授予（某人）圣职；（上帝、法律等）命令；判定

参考例句：

• He was ordained in 1984. 他在一九八四年被任命为牧师。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was ordained priest. 他被任命为牧师。 来自辞典例句