纪录片《佛教世界的七大奇观》 尼泊尔布特勒佛塔（2）

There are some people here who will tell you that buried deep in that stupa is a fragment of the Buddha¹'s bone.

这里会有人告诉你佛陀舍利就深埋在这座佛塔下。

Now, I'm not certain that we're going to be able to prove that, but what is sure is that this is the biggest stupa in the whole of Nepal and one of the largest in the world.

我不确定我们是否能够证实它，但可以肯定的是，这里确实是全尼泊尔最大的佛塔。同时也是世界上最大的佛塔之一。

And it is immensely impressive, but do you know what's significant about it, actually is not how it looks but what it means,

这里令人印象极深，但这座佛塔的意义并非是宏伟的外观，而在于深远的内涵。

because this was built to represent something very special.

因为它是为代表非常特殊的事物而建造的。

For the men who created this, this was nothing less than incarnation of the Buddha's mind.

对佛塔的建造者来说，这座佛塔即是佛陀意志的化身。

The symbolism of the stupa is very interesting, because it takes the elements of earth, water, fire, wind and space.

这座佛塔的运用的象征符号非常有趣，因为它包含了土、水、火、风、空五大元素。

You know, different shapes that represent those, and they put them in an ideal aesthetic² form.

每种元素用不同的形状表示，人们把它们排列成一种理想中的美学形式。

And so the idea is that the Buddha's mind is the awareness³ that the universe is the ideal environment for the human being to achieve freedom from suffering.

而这种理想便是佛陀的觉悟：大千世界正是人类脱离苦难，获得自在的理想环境。

Around the Buddha gathered men who shared with him a common vision and goal.

在佛陀四周，环坐着一群有共同愿景和目标的人。

Gradually, this group came to be a formalized community, a body that took its name from the old aristocratic councils of the day. The Sangha.

这个群体逐渐成为正式的团体，并得到了一个源于旧时贵族议会的名称——僧伽。

The Buddhist⁴ Sangha became a monastic tradition, comprising ordained⁵ monks⁶ and nuns⁷.

佛教僧伽成为一种修行传统，由受戒的僧尼构成。

And it's one of the three jewels of Buddhism⁸.

而这也就是佛教的三宝之一，即僧宝。

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 aesthetic   

adj.美学的，审美的，有美感

参考例句：

• My aesthetic standards are quite different from his.我的审美标准与他的大不相同。
• The professor advanced a new aesthetic theory.那位教授提出了新的美学理论。

3 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

4 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。

5 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

6 monks   

n.修道士，僧侣( monk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
• He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 nuns   

n.（通常指基督教的）修女， （佛教的）尼姑( nun的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Ah Q had always had the greatest contempt for such people as little nuns. 小尼姑之流是阿Q本来视如草芥的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Nuns are under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. 修女须立誓保持清贫、贞洁、顺从。 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。