纪录片《佛教世界的七大奇观》 美国洛杉矶西来寺（2）

I tell you what there is definitely a wealth of here, and that is Buddhas².

我告诉你，这些佛像是这里名副其实的宝藏。

I have never seen so many. There must be 10,000 or something.

我从来没见过这么多。至少得上万尊吧。

Yeah, there are over 10,000 Buddhas here, big and small.

是的，这里有大大小小的佛像超过一万尊。

And if you look at all the Buddhas, you may find some names there.

仔细看这些佛像，你会发现上面有名字。

It's a Chinese practice that people make an offering and then to have the name of the family.

这是中国人的习惯。人们出资供奉一尊佛像后，可在其写上家庭成员的名字。

It's their Buddha¹.

这就成为了他家供养的佛像。

And it's also a form of supporting the temple, they come in and say "I have a Buddha in there".

这也是支持寺院的一种形式，他们来到这里会说“我在这里供奉了佛像”。

It's like the connection between the Buddha outside and the Buddha inside.

就像是具象的佛与心中之佛之间的联系。

One of the many American Buddhists⁴ who come to the temple is Mario Cee.

在众多美籍佛教徒中，Mario Cee经常出入此座寺院。

He became a Buddhist³ six years ago.

他在六年前成为佛教徒。

There are some who'd say that the attraction of Buddhism⁵ for many Americans is that it's pleasingly mystical,

有人说，佛教对众多美国人的吸引力，是这种使人愉悦的神秘感。

it comes from the East, but at the same time it ties in with an "anything goes" materialist⁶ lifestyle.

以及佛教来自于东方，但又与不受约束的物质主义生活方式紧密相连。

How do you speak to that?

您是怎么看的？

I don't mean any disrespect by this, but I have some friends who use Buddhism and Eastern religion, Eastern philosophy, and they mix it up with New Age.

我无意冒犯，但我有些朋友确实把佛教、其他东方宗教思想、东方哲学与新时代混为一谈。

And that's ok, if it works for them, that's fine.

这也没关系，只要他们能自圆其说就行。

But my concern is that it is that sort of "anything goes", you know, it's a free market in spirituality. So whatever I'm saying and thinking today is fine.

但我担心的是，那些无所约束的行为这就像个精神领域的自由市场。无论我怎么说、怎么想都行。

Because we have these core teachings in Buddhism, it keeps us in check, so we don't go into anything, "If it feels good, it's OK."

由于佛教核心教义使我们能够自我约束，因此我们不会随心所欲，也不会有“做这事感觉很好，那这样做就没错”的想法。

We're really trying to avoid that.

我们确实在尽力避免那种随意解读。

Buddhism gave me a discipline without a necessity of a God to reward me or punish me.

佛教让我自律，而不是需要有上帝来奖励或是惩罚。

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 Buddhas   

n.佛，佛陀，佛像( Buddha的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She called on spirits and Buddhas and made innumerable vows, all to no avail. 她把一切的神佛都喊到了，并且许下多少誓愿，都没有用。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• Tibetans identification with the political role of Living Buddhas is declining. 藏新政权的政治舞台中活佛的政治角色处于边缘。 来自互联网

3 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。

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 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。

6 materialist   

n. 唯物主义者

参考例句：

• Promote materialist dialectics and oppose metaphysics and scholasticism. 要提倡唯物辩证法，反对形而上学和烦琐哲学。
• Whoever denies this is not a materialist. 谁要是否定这一点，就不是一个唯物主义者。