陕西导游英语Text讲解词 (8).pdfVIP

1 Ladies and gentlemen, today we are going to visit Famen Temple Buddhist Cultural Scenic A rea. Famen Temple, famous for storing the real Finger Bone of Sa yamuni, the founder of Buddhism, is located in Fufeng County of Shaanxi Province, 120 m east of Xian. The whole Scenic A rea comprises four sectors including the four gates, Foguang Avenue, Famen Temple, and the Namaste [nʌməsteɪ] Dagoba [dɑːgəbə]. The scenic area is nown as the No. 2 Cultural Symbol of Shaanxi, second only to the Terracotta Warriors. Four Gates Between the Gate Square and Foguang Avenue stand four gates: Foguang Gate, Prajna [prʊdʒnə] Gate, Bodhi [bəʊdɪ] Gate and Perfect W isdom Gate .Foguang Gate is where the light of Buddha is said to save all beings from torment and guide them to the Buddhist Faramita. Inside the Foguang Gate are two water pools nown as the Heart-Pacifying [pæsɪfaɪ] Pool. Prajna refers to the great wisdom of Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment [ɪnlaɪtnmənt] and wisdom. The Perfect W isdom Gate is also called Gate of Sunyata. for it is said the Buddha dharma [dɑːmə] is attained by observing sunyata Foguang Avenue Foguang Avenue is 1,230 meters long and 108 meters wide. A s the main axis [æ sɪs], it divides the Scenic A rea into the Western Section and the Eastern Section. The Eastern Section displays the process from birth to nirvana [nɪəvɑːnə] of Sa yamuni. The Western Section exhibits[ɪɡzɪbɪts] the spreading of Buddhism ever since Sa yamuni achieved nirvana. A long the Foguang Avenue are ten statues of well- nown Bodhisattva [ˌbɒdɪsɑːtvə]. Famen Temple Famen Temple Stupa experienced twice reconstruction during the Tang and the Ming Dynasty. In 1981,the western side of the stupa collapsed after incessant [ɪnsesnt] rains. A ccordi