英语听力：自然百科 走进西藏 tibet—10

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Although Tibet is modernizing¹ fast, it retains a deeply spiritual culture. Even today, Tibetan valleys resound² to distinctive³ and extraordinary calls to prayer. The Tibetan horn may be the world's most unwieldy instrument. But its sound is unique. 

 

Every morning, the nuns⁴ assemble for practice. The air is chilly⁵, but they soon warm up. Monks⁶ and nuns comprise a substantial portion of society, largely self-contained and isolated⁷.

 

Deep within the monastery⁸ is the spiritual engine that drives much of Tibetan culture.

 

Buddhists⁹ believe in an endless cycle of rebirth in which the actions of this life will impact on the next. The goal of Buddhism¹⁰ is to escape from this earthly cycle of pain and suffering by achieving a state of freedom, called Enlightenment. The enlightened guides, or spiritual teachers, are called lamas.

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