灵隐寺导游词(中英文)

LingyinTempleSituatedatthefoodofLingyinMountain，asidefromtheWestLake，LingyinTemple(TempleofInspiredSeclusion)isoneofthetenmostfamousancientBuddhisttemplesinChina.FirstbuiltbyanIndianmonkHuiliin326ADduringtheEasternJindynasty(317-420AD)，thetemplewasnamedLingyinTemple(TempleofInspiredSeclusion)foritsenvironmentisverybeautifulandsereneandsuitableforgodsrestinseclusion.Initsprime，thistemple，containingover1300roomsand3000monks，usedtobealargemonasterywithascaleyoujustimagine.Duetowarandcalamity，thetemplehasexperiencedabout1700yearsofrepeatedcirclesofprosperityanddeclineuntilitslastrestorationintheQingdynasty(1644-1911).Onthecompound’scentralaxlestandHallofHeavenlyKings,DaxiongbaodianHall(PreciousHalloftheGreatHero),PharmaceuticalMasterHallandGreatMercyHall.HallofHeavenlyKingsItisthefirsthallafterenteringthetemple.AtabletinscribedwithcloudforestBuddhisttemple，pennedbyEmperorKangxi，whowasinspiredononeoccasionbythesightofthetempleinthemistandtrees，washungabovethedoor，producingasacredatmospherehere.Morenoticeableisacouplethungonthedoorreading:Letuswaitsittingonthethresholdofthetemple，foranotherpeakmayflyfromafar.Smilesappearwelcoming，forthebrookisgraduallywarminguptothespringtime.Whentouristsadmirethecouplet，theycan’thelpbutgrin.InsidethehallisastatueoflaughingBuddhawhocanendureeverythingunendurableintheworldandlaughateverylaughablepersonintheworld.FourheavenlykingsstandonbothsidesoftheBuddhaandWeituobehind.DaxiongbaodianHall(GrandHall)DaxiongbaodianHall(GrandHall)isthemainhallofLingyinTemple.Itis7roomswideand5roomsdeep，withonestory，doublelayereavesandpinnacleroof33.6metersinheight，famedasoneofChina’stallestone-storybuildings.AstatueofSakyamuni，carvedoutof24piecesofcamphorwood，stands24.8metershighinthehall.OnthebothsidesofSakyamunistand20saintsprotectingjusticeandonthebackwallsithis12disciplesservingasguards.InfrontofthehallaretwostonepagodasbuiltduringtheNorthernSongdynasties(960-1279)with9storiesand8surfacesandsculpturedBuddhiststoriesonfourwalls.Scatteredoutsideandinsidethetemplearenumerousrelicsleftfromancienttimes，inwhichPavilionofCoolBrookerectedinthemidTangdynasty，stonepagodaandstonestorageforBuddhistscripturesbuiltintheFivedynasties，PavilionofGreensfirstbuiltintheSouthernSongdynasty，thepagodaofHuilierectedintheMingdynasty(1368-1644)areespeciallyworthyofviewing.ThetemplealsohousesvariousBuddhistliteratureandtreasuresincludingthescriptureswrittenonpattraleaves，theDiamondSutracopiedbyDongQichangintheMingdynasty，awoodcuteditionpublishedintheQingdynasty.