White collars experience temple life to alleviate mental pressure

时间：2007-10-31 06:31:32

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Chinanews, Guiyang, Oct 31 – The Qianming Temple in Guiyang city, Guizhou, welcomed a special group of people last Sunday. They were not monks1, yet they attended religious rituals and ate vegetarian2 food, just as monks did. They were a group of white collars who came to experience the peaceful life in temples so as to alleviate3 their mental pressure, the Guizhou Metropolitan4 News reported.

 

At 11 o'clock, the praying ceremony began. Dozens of monks entered into the Hall of Sakyamuni in the temple to chant Buddhist5 scriptures6. The ten young men and women followed these monks putting their palms together in Buddhist greeting. All of them wore a solemn look.

 

The young people came to the temple one day before the ceremony began in order to get familiar with the temple life. Some were businesspeople and some were college teachers or office workers. They were the so called “white collars”, usually making a relatively7 large income and yet having a busy work schedule. At first, the temple turned down their request of living inside the temple. However, they finally succeeded in persuading the senior monks into letting them in to experience the temple life for a short period, said Reverend Benkong at the temple.

 

“Before doing the chanting, we asked them to turn off their mobile phones and concentrate on Buddhist affairs,” said Rev8. Benkong.

 

The white collars lived and ate in the same way as the real monks in the temple.

 

After the chanting ceremony, the ten young people walked with the other monks into the dining room. The lunch was rather simple: a bowl of rice and a bowl of vegetable food. Everybody ate the same thing. Before the meal began, the ten young people once again put their palms together, closed their eyes and meditated9 for a while, just like the real monks did.

 

At first, they could not get used to the hard temple life. Despite this, they did everything sincerely.

 

Before they came, many white collars had also called to the temple asking the abbot to allow them to experience the religious life there. However, the abbot turned down their request because of having not enough space and facilities to accommodate them. In future, we will try to provide some basic facilities for those who want to experience the religious life here, said Rev. Benkong.

 
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1 monks 218362e2c5f963a82756748713baf661     
n.修道士，僧侣( monk的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
  • He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 vegetarian 7KGzY     
n.素食者；adj.素食的
参考例句：
  • She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
  • I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。
3 alleviate ZxEzJ     
v.减轻，缓和，缓解(痛苦等)
参考例句：
  • The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
4 metropolitan mCyxZ     
adj.大城市的，大都会的
参考例句：
  • Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
  • Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
5 Buddhist USLy6     
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。
6 scriptures 720536f64aa43a43453b1181a16638ad     
经文，圣典( scripture的名词复数 )； 经典
参考例句：
  • Here the apostle Peter affirms his belief that the Scriptures are 'inspired'. 使徒彼得在此表达了他相信《圣经》是通过默感写成的。
  • You won't find this moral precept in the scriptures. 你在《圣经》中找不到这种道德规范。
7 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
8 rev njvzwS     
v.发动机旋转，加快速度
参考例句：
  • It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
  • Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。
9 meditated b9ec4fbda181d662ff4d16ad25198422     
深思，沉思，冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 )； 内心策划，考虑
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  • He meditated for two days before giving his answer. 他在作出答复之前考虑了两天。
  • She meditated for 2 days before giving her answer. 她考虑了两天才答复。

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