2016年最新版广东省英文南华寺导游词.docx

[Introduction] --- [The Cao Gate] --- [The Hall of Heavenly Kings] --- [The Skyamuni Hall] --- [The Vegetarian Hall] --- [The Scripture House] --- [The Sixth Patriarch Hall ] --- [The Lingzhao Pagoda]The Nanhua Temple(Ladies and Gentlemen :We are now on our way to a Buddhist monastery-the Nanhua Temples.You may have visited some other Buddhist temples elsewhere in China,but i can assure that no knowledge of Chinese Buddhism is complete without a visit to the Nanhua Temple because it is the ancestral home of Chan Buddhism,which is the dominant Buddhist sect in China.Also,the temple’s imposing old structure ,its Buddhist statues that are made of real human bodies ,and its pervading religious atmosphere,are sure to strike you as more than worth a visit .What’s more,it is located in a quiet and serene hill-side ,absolutely secluded from the busting world .You will find it great to forget all the worldly troubles - though not for long-and feel closer to Mother Nature.)[Introduction]The Nanhua Temple is situated 24 kilometers to the south of Shaoguan City proper.It is a 1500-year-old Buddhist monastery dating back to 504 AD during China’s Southern and Northern Dynasties Period.Buddhism wad introduced into China from india in 67 AD during the Eastern Han Dynasty(25-220AD).In the course of its long-term coexistence and mutual permeation with Confucianism and Daoism, it gradually evolved into many branches in China and, down to the 7th century during the Tang Dynasty , Chan Buddhism became the dominant sect of Chinese Buddhism after Hui Neng preached his Chan Buddhist doctrine and established the south sect of Chan Buddhism .Hui Neng Buddhist doctine spread throughout the country and was disseminated to Japan ,Korea ,South East Asia and even to America and Europe ;therefore the Nanhua Temple has been reputed ad the “ancestral home”of Chan Buddhism and occupies an important place in the history Chinese Buddhism.Hui Neng was born into a poor farmer’s family in Xinxing Country