湖北歸元寺英文導(dǎo)游詞

1、 湖北歸元寺英文導(dǎo)游詞 湖北歸元寺英文導(dǎo)游詞湖北歸元寺英文導(dǎo)游詞guiyuan templechinese buddhist temples are never single buildings. they always consist of a group buildings following a fundamental patter, which can, h

2、owever, be modified. the main buildings and their symmetrically corresponding secondary buildings form individual groups and courtyards. the entire temple complex is spacious. the building inside the complex are usually

3、single-storied and the main halls are sometimes decorated with a double roof. the towers, pavilions and halls can be multi-storied structures.the chinese temple complex has been subject to great structural changes throug

4、hout the centuries. but temple architects follow the basic principles of secular structures from the tang dynasty onwards. the complexes stand on a central axis, usually a north-south axis: east-west only as an exception

5、. (guiyuan temple is just the very exception.) the main buildings are strung along this central axis, their broadest sides facing with chinese characteristics came into being. buddhism exerts a great influence on chinese

6、 philosophy, literature, art and folk customs.what is presented before our eyes is a copper statue of a famous bodhisattva in hynayana buddhism. bodhisattva is a tittle which is only next to buddha. this statue is the im

7、age of avalokitesvara, which has been popular with chinese people or more than 1,000 years. she is called the goddess of mercy cordially by chinese and is regarded as the symbol of kindness, mercy and benevolence. when w

8、e visit the avalokitesvara pavilion after a while, i will give a detailed introduction about her. this copper statue was sent to guiyuan temple by taiwan buddhists in september 11010. it shows that all chinese, whether i

9、n the mainland or in taiwan, are eager for the reunion of the country, even including religion believers.the building we see now is the buddha hall where one certain buddha and his two assistant bodhisattvases are worshi