Upper-Intermediate - The Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism (D1628 ...
Upper-Intermediate - The Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism (D1628) A:
呀，你旅游回来啦，玩得怎么样？ ya, nˇı luy´ uˇ¨ ou hu´ılai la, w´an de zˇenmey`ang? Hey, you’re back from you travels. How was it?
B:
不错不错，普陀山不愧为四大佛山之首，香火超 旺。 ` Putu ´ an ´ s`ı da` f´oshan ˇ ¯ b`uku`ı wei ¯ zh¯ı shou, b`ucuo` b`ucuo, ˇ osh ¯ ¯ w`ang. xianghu oˇ chao Not bad, not bad. Putuo Mountain really deserves to be the most important of the four Buddhist mountains. There were tons of people there lighting incense.
A:
前两天天气也很好，很适合旅游。 ´ liang ˇ ˇ hao, ˇ hen ˇ sh`ıhe´ luy´ ¯ tianq` ¯ ı yˇe hen qian tian uˇ¨ ou. The weather has been really nice lately too - really good for traveling.
B:
嗯，说不定是观音娘娘保佑啊，呵呵。 ´ ˇ ou a, heh ¯ ¯ ın niangniang ¯ e. ¯ ng, shuobud` ıng sh`ı Guany¯ baoy` Yeah. Maybe we were blessed by Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy. Heh-heh.
A:
普济寺去了没？那边香火是最旺的。 ´ nabi ` an ¯ xianghu ¯ Puj` oˇ sh`ı zu`ı w`ang de. ˇ ıs`ı qu` le mei?
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Did you go to Puji Temple? That’s the place where there’s the most people burning incense.
B:
当然咯！我们原来打算找个人少的时间去，早上 七点就到那里了，没想到已经有许多人了。一打 听，原来那天早上有法事，所以善男信女们都跑 到那边去烧香了。 ´ lo! women ˇ ´ ai ´ dasu ˇ an ` zhao ˇ ge ren ´ shao ˇ de ¯ dangr an yuanl ˇ ˇ jiu` dao ` nalˇ ` ı le, meixi ´ angd ˇ ` yˇı¯ qu, sh´ıjian q¯ı dian ao ` zaoshang ´ le. y¯ı dating, ˇ ´ ai ´ na` tian ˇ ¯ zaoshang j¯ıng yˇou xudu yuanl ˇ o¯ ren ˇ ı shann ` an ´ x`ınnuˇ¨ men dou ˇ ao ` nabi ` an ¯ paod ¯ qu` yˇou fˇash`ı, suoyˇ ¯ ang ¯ shaoxi le. Of course we did! We originally wanted to go when it wouldn’t be so crowded, so we got there at 7 in the morning. Who would have thought there’d already be so many people there. We asked about it and it turns out there was a Buddhist service that day, so all the Buddhist believers had come to burn incense.
A:
你要清静的话，我推荐你下次去五台山。我上次 去过，感觉很好。 ` woˇ tu¯ıjian ` nˇı xiac` ` ı qu` Wˇutaish ´ an. ¯ woˇ nˇı y`ao q¯ıngj`ıng dehua, ` ˇ e´ hen ˇ hao. ˇ shangc` ı qu` guo, ganju If you want peace and quiet, I recommend you go to Wutai Mountain. I went there before. It was quite nice.
B:
五台山是不是文殊菩萨的道场？ ´ an ` ˇ ¯ sh`ı bu sh`ı W´enshu¯ Pusa Wˇutaish ang? ´ de daoch
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Isn’t Wutai Mountain Bodhisattva Wenshu’s Taoist sacred place?
A:
这你也知道啊，看来功课没白做。 ` a, kanlai ` ´ bai ´ zuo. ` ¯ zhe` nˇı yˇe zh¯ıdao gongk` e mei You knew that, huh? Looks like you’ve done your homework.
B:
我也是临时抱佛脚的。好像峨嵋山是普贤菩萨的 道场，还有九华山是......哎，我又忘了。 ´ eish ` f´ojiao ˇ de. haoxi ˇ ang ` ´ an ¯ sh`ı Puwoˇ yˇe sh`ı l´ınsh´ı bao Em ˇ ´ Pusa ` ˇ ´ ou Jiuhu ´ an ¯ sh`ı...... ai, ¯ woˇ xian ang, haiyˇ ´ de daoch ˇ ash y`ou w`ang le. I only looked it up last minute myself. I think Emei Mountain is Bodhisattva Puxian’s sacred place, and Jiuhua Mountain is...hm, I forgot.
A:
那你们这次去普陀山有没有许愿？ ` ı qu` Putu ´ an ` ¯ yˇoumeiyˇou xuyu na` nˇımen zhec` ˇ osh ˇ an? Then did you guys do any praying when you were there?
B:
当然许了，不是说那边的送子观音很灵验吗？呵 呵。 ´ xuˇ le, b`ush`ı shuo¯ nabi ` an ` ˇ ¯ ¯ de Songzˇ ¯ ın hen dangr an ı Guany¯ ¯ e. ¯ l´ıngy`an ma? heh Of course we did. They say that the Child-bringing Guanyin is really effective, don’t they? Heh-heh.
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A:
我听说，如果愿望实现后还要去那边还愿的。 ` ang sh´ıxian ` hou ` hai ´ y`ao qu` na` ¯ rugu woˇ t¯ıngshuo, ´ oˇ yuanw` ´ ` de. ¯ huanyu bian an I heard that if your prayers are answered, you have to go back and show your gratitude.
B:
嗯，当地人也这么说，还说要连着三年，每年都 去。 ´ yˇe zheme ` ´ shuo¯ y`ao lian ´ zhe san ¯ ¯ hai ¯ ng, dangd` ı ren shuo, ´ meini ˇ an ´ dou ¯ qu. nian, ` Yeah, that’s what the locals say. They also say you have to go every year for 3 consecutive years.
A:
我觉得佛教所传达的思想也非常有哲理，比如轮 回、因果等等。 ´ ` suoˇ chuand ´ a´ de s¯ıxiang ˇ ´ woˇ juede F´ojiao yˇe f¯eichang yˇou ´ ı, bˇıru´ lunhu´ ˇ zhelˇ ı, y¯ınguoˇ dengdeng. ´ I think ideas from the Buddhist tradition have a lot of philosophical merit. For example, samsara, karma, etc.
B:
嗯，我这次也感受很深。我都想出家了。 ` ı yˇe gansh ˇ ` hen ˇ shen. ˇ chuji ¯ woˇ dou ¯ xiang ng, woˇ zhec` ou ¯ a¯ le. Yeah. Being there left a deep impression on me. I even want to become a monk.
A:
不会吧？那你还拜什么送子观音啊？
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´ bai ` shenme ´ ` ¯ ın a? b`uhu`ı ba? na` nˇı hai Songzˇ ı Guany¯ No way? Then what were you doing praying to the Childbringing Guanyin?
Key Vocabulary
普陀山
´ an ¯ Putu ˇ osh
Putuo Mountain
不愧
b`uku`ı
to deserve to be called
四大佛山
¯ s`ı da` f´oshan
4 sacred Mountains
首
ˇ shou
chief, main
香火
¯ xianghu oˇ
burning incense
旺
w`ang
flourishing
观音娘娘
´ ¯ ın niangGuany¯ niang
the goddess Guanyin
保佑
ˇ ou baoy`
to bless and protect
普济寺
Puj` ˇ ıs`ı
Puji Temple
打听
ˇ dating
to ask about
法事
fˇash`ı
Buddhist or Taoist ceremony
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善男信女
` an ´ x`ınnuˇ¨ shann
believers
烧香
¯ ang ¯ shaoxi
to burn incense
清静
q¯ıngj`ıng
quiet and peaceful
五台山
´ an ¯ Wˇutaish
Wutai Mountain
文殊菩萨
W´enshu¯ Pusa ´
Bodhisattva Wenshu
道场
` ˇ daoch ang
place where Buddhist or Taoist rites are preformed
功课
¯ gongk` e
schoolwork
临时抱佛 脚
` f´ojiao ˇ l´ınsh´ı bao
to do something at the last minute
峨嵋山
´ eish ´ an ¯ em
Emei Mountain
普贤菩萨
´ Pusa Puxi ˇ an ´
Bodhisattva Puxian
九华山
´ an ¯ Jiuhu ˇ ash
Jiuhua Mountain
许愿
` xuyu ˇ an
to pray, to make a wish
送子观音
` ¯ ın Songzˇ ı Guany¯
Child-bringing Guanyin
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灵验
l´ıngy`an
efficacious, effective
愿望
` ang yuanw`
wish, prayer
还愿
´ ` huanyu an
to redeem a wish or prayer
佛教
` F´ojiao
Buddhist
传达
´ a´ chuand
to pass on, to transmit
哲理
´ı zhelˇ
philosophic theory
轮回
lunhu´ ı ´
samsara, cycle of birth of death
因果
y¯ınguoˇ
karma
出家
chuji ¯ a¯
to become a monk
拜
` bai
to visit
Supplementary Vocabulary
娘娘腔
´ niangniang¯ qiang
womanish mannerisms/speech
佛教徒
` u´ F´ojiaot
Buddhist disciple
仪式
y´ısh`ı
ceremony, rite
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地藏王
` D`ızangw´ ang
Bodhisattva Dizang
成家
´ chengji a¯
to get married
和尚
´ heshang
monk
尼姑
n´ıgu¯
nun
算命
` suanm` ıng
to tell fortune
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呀，你旅游回来啦，玩得怎么样？ ya, nˇı luy´ uˇ¨ ou hu´ılai la, w´an de zˇenmey`ang? Hey, you’re back from you travels. How was it?
B:
不错不错，普陀山不愧为四大佛山之首，香火超 旺。 ` Putu ´ an ´ s`ı da` f´oshan ˇ ¯ b`uku`ı wei ¯ zh¯ı shou, b`ucuo` b`ucuo, ˇ osh ¯ ¯ w`ang. xianghu oˇ chao Not bad, not bad. Putuo Mountain really deserves to be the most important of the four Buddhist mountains. There were tons of people there lighting incense.
A:
前两天天气也很好，很适合旅游。 ´ liang ˇ ˇ hao, ˇ hen ˇ sh`ıhe´ luy´ ¯ tianq` ¯ ı yˇe hen qian tian uˇ¨ ou. The weather has been really nice lately too - really good for traveling.
B:
嗯，说不定是观音娘娘保佑啊，呵呵。 ´ ˇ ou a, heh ¯ ¯ ın niangniang ¯ e. ¯ ng, shuobud` ıng sh`ı Guany¯ baoy` Yeah. Maybe we were blessed by Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy. Heh-heh.
A:
普济寺去了没？那边香火是最旺的。 ´ nabi ` an ¯ xianghu ¯ Puj` oˇ sh`ı zu`ı w`ang de. ˇ ıs`ı qu` le mei?
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Did you go to Puji Temple? That’s the place where there’s the most people burning incense.
B:
当然咯！我们原来打算找个人少的时间去，早上 七点就到那里了，没想到已经有许多人了。一打 听，原来那天早上有法事，所以善男信女们都跑 到那边去烧香了。 ´ lo! women ˇ ´ ai ´ dasu ˇ an ` zhao ˇ ge ren ´ shao ˇ de ¯ dangr an yuanl ˇ ˇ jiu` dao ` nalˇ ` ı le, meixi ´ angd ˇ ` yˇı¯ qu, sh´ıjian q¯ı dian ao ` zaoshang ´ le. y¯ı dating, ˇ ´ ai ´ na` tian ˇ ¯ zaoshang j¯ıng yˇou xudu yuanl ˇ o¯ ren ˇ ı shann ` an ´ x`ınnuˇ¨ men dou ˇ ao ` nabi ` an ¯ paod ¯ qu` yˇou fˇash`ı, suoyˇ ¯ ang ¯ shaoxi le. Of course we did! We originally wanted to go when it wouldn’t be so crowded, so we got there at 7 in the morning. Who would have thought there’d already be so many people there. We asked about it and it turns out there was a Buddhist service that day, so all the Buddhist believers had come to burn incense.
A:
你要清静的话，我推荐你下次去五台山。我上次 去过，感觉很好。 ` woˇ tu¯ıjian ` nˇı xiac` ` ı qu` Wˇutaish ´ an. ¯ woˇ nˇı y`ao q¯ıngj`ıng dehua, ` ˇ e´ hen ˇ hao. ˇ shangc` ı qu` guo, ganju If you want peace and quiet, I recommend you go to Wutai Mountain. I went there before. It was quite nice.
B:
五台山是不是文殊菩萨的道场？ ´ an ` ˇ ¯ sh`ı bu sh`ı W´enshu¯ Pusa Wˇutaish ang? ´ de daoch
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Isn’t Wutai Mountain Bodhisattva Wenshu’s Taoist sacred place?
A:
这你也知道啊，看来功课没白做。 ` a, kanlai ` ´ bai ´ zuo. ` ¯ zhe` nˇı yˇe zh¯ıdao gongk` e mei You knew that, huh? Looks like you’ve done your homework.
B:
我也是临时抱佛脚的。好像峨嵋山是普贤菩萨的 道场，还有九华山是......哎，我又忘了。 ´ eish ` f´ojiao ˇ de. haoxi ˇ ang ` ´ an ¯ sh`ı Puwoˇ yˇe sh`ı l´ınsh´ı bao Em ˇ ´ Pusa ` ˇ ´ ou Jiuhu ´ an ¯ sh`ı...... ai, ¯ woˇ xian ang, haiyˇ ´ de daoch ˇ ash y`ou w`ang le. I only looked it up last minute myself. I think Emei Mountain is Bodhisattva Puxian’s sacred place, and Jiuhua Mountain is...hm, I forgot.
A:
那你们这次去普陀山有没有许愿？ ` ı qu` Putu ´ an ` ¯ yˇoumeiyˇou xuyu na` nˇımen zhec` ˇ osh ˇ an? Then did you guys do any praying when you were there?
B:
当然许了，不是说那边的送子观音很灵验吗？呵 呵。 ´ xuˇ le, b`ush`ı shuo¯ nabi ` an ` ˇ ¯ ¯ de Songzˇ ¯ ın hen dangr an ı Guany¯ ¯ e. ¯ l´ıngy`an ma? heh Of course we did. They say that the Child-bringing Guanyin is really effective, don’t they? Heh-heh.
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A:
我听说，如果愿望实现后还要去那边还愿的。 ` ang sh´ıxian ` hou ` hai ´ y`ao qu` na` ¯ rugu woˇ t¯ıngshuo, ´ oˇ yuanw` ´ ` de. ¯ huanyu bian an I heard that if your prayers are answered, you have to go back and show your gratitude.
B:
嗯，当地人也这么说，还说要连着三年，每年都 去。 ´ yˇe zheme ` ´ shuo¯ y`ao lian ´ zhe san ¯ ¯ hai ¯ ng, dangd` ı ren shuo, ´ meini ˇ an ´ dou ¯ qu. nian, ` Yeah, that’s what the locals say. They also say you have to go every year for 3 consecutive years.
A:
我觉得佛教所传达的思想也非常有哲理，比如轮 回、因果等等。 ´ ` suoˇ chuand ´ a´ de s¯ıxiang ˇ ´ woˇ juede F´ojiao yˇe f¯eichang yˇou ´ ı, bˇıru´ lunhu´ ˇ zhelˇ ı, y¯ınguoˇ dengdeng. ´ I think ideas from the Buddhist tradition have a lot of philosophical merit. For example, samsara, karma, etc.
B:
嗯，我这次也感受很深。我都想出家了。 ` ı yˇe gansh ˇ ` hen ˇ shen. ˇ chuji ¯ woˇ dou ¯ xiang ng, woˇ zhec` ou ¯ a¯ le. Yeah. Being there left a deep impression on me. I even want to become a monk.
A:
不会吧？那你还拜什么送子观音啊？
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´ bai ` shenme ´ ` ¯ ın a? b`uhu`ı ba? na` nˇı hai Songzˇ ı Guany¯ No way? Then what were you doing praying to the Childbringing Guanyin?
Key Vocabulary
普陀山
´ an ¯ Putu ˇ osh
Putuo Mountain
不愧
b`uku`ı
to deserve to be called
四大佛山
¯ s`ı da` f´oshan
4 sacred Mountains
首
ˇ shou
chief, main
香火
¯ xianghu oˇ
burning incense
旺
w`ang
flourishing
观音娘娘
´ ¯ ın niangGuany¯ niang
the goddess Guanyin
保佑
ˇ ou baoy`
to bless and protect
普济寺
Puj` ˇ ıs`ı
Puji Temple
打听
ˇ dating
to ask about
法事
fˇash`ı
Buddhist or Taoist ceremony
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Buddhist
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善男信女
` an ´ x`ınnuˇ¨ shann
believers
烧香
¯ ang ¯ shaoxi
to burn incense
清静
q¯ıngj`ıng
quiet and peaceful
五台山
´ an ¯ Wˇutaish
Wutai Mountain
文殊菩萨
W´enshu¯ Pusa ´
Bodhisattva Wenshu
道场
` ˇ daoch ang
place where Buddhist or Taoist rites are preformed
功课
¯ gongk` e
schoolwork
临时抱佛 脚
` f´ojiao ˇ l´ınsh´ı bao
to do something at the last minute
峨嵋山
´ eish ´ an ¯ em
Emei Mountain
普贤菩萨
´ Pusa Puxi ˇ an ´
Bodhisattva Puxian
九华山
´ an ¯ Jiuhu ˇ ash
Jiuhua Mountain
许愿
` xuyu ˇ an
to pray, to make a wish
送子观音
` ¯ ın Songzˇ ı Guany¯
Child-bringing Guanyin
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灵验
l´ıngy`an
efficacious, effective
愿望
` ang yuanw`
wish, prayer
还愿
´ ` huanyu an
to redeem a wish or prayer
佛教
` F´ojiao
Buddhist
传达
´ a´ chuand
to pass on, to transmit
哲理
´ı zhelˇ
philosophic theory
轮回
lunhu´ ı ´
samsara, cycle of birth of death
因果
y¯ınguoˇ
karma
出家
chuji ¯ a¯
to become a monk
拜
` bai
to visit
Supplementary Vocabulary
娘娘腔
´ niangniang¯ qiang
womanish mannerisms/speech
佛教徒
` u´ F´ojiaot
Buddhist disciple
仪式
y´ısh`ı
ceremony, rite
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地藏王
` D`ızangw´ ang
Bodhisattva Dizang
成家
´ chengji a¯
to get married
和尚
´ heshang
monk
尼姑
n´ıgu¯
nun
算命
` suanm` ıng
to tell fortune
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