西安大雁塔英文介绍及西安小吃英文翻译

大雁塔英文介绍

As

the

symbol

of

the

old-line

Xian,

Big

Wild

Goose

Pagoda

is

a

well-preserved

ancient

building

and

a

holy

place

for

Buddhists.

It

is

located

in

the

southern

suburb

of

Xian

City,

about

4

kilometers

(2.49

miles) from the downtown of the city. Standing in the Da Ci'en Temple

complex, it attracts numerous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religion,

its simple but appealing style of construction, and its new square in front

of the temple. It is rated as a National Key Cultural Relic Preserve as well

as an AAAA Tourist attraction can be divided into three

parts: the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Da Ci'en Temple, and the North

Square

of

Big

Wild

Goose

Wild

Goose

PagodaOriginally

built in 652 during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty

(618-907),

it

functioned

to

collect

Buddhist

materials

that

were

taken

from India by the hierarch ng started off from Chang'an

(the

ancient

Xian),

along

the

Silk

Road

and

through

deserts,

finally

arriving

in

India,

the

cradle

of

Buddhism.

Enduring

17

years

and

traversing 100 countries, he obtained Buddha figures, 657 kinds of sutras,

and

several

Buddha

relics.

Having

gotten

the

permission

of

Emperor

Gaozong

(628-683),

Xuanzang,

as

the

first

abbot

of

Da

Ci'en

Temple,

supervised the building of a pagoda inside it. With the support of royalty,

he asked 50 hierarchs into the temple to translate Sanskrit in sutras into

Chinese, totaling 1,335 volumes, which heralded a new era in the history

of translation. Based on the journey to India, he also wrote a book entitled

'Pilgrimage to the West' in the Tang Dynasty, to which scholars attached

great built to a height of 60 meters (197 feet) with five

stories,

it

is

now

64.5

meters

(211.6

feet)

high

with

an

additional

two

stories. It was said that after that addition came the saying-'Saving a life

exceeds building a seven-storied pagoda'. Externally it looks like a square

cone, simple but grand and it is a masterpiece of Buddhist construction.

Built of brick, its structure is very firm. Inside the pagoda, stairs twist up

so that visitors can climb and overlook the panorama of Xian City from

the

arch-shaped

doors

on

four

sides

of

each

storey.

On

the

walls

are

engraved fine statues of Buddha by the renowned artist Yan Liben of the

Tang Dynasty. Steles by noted calligraphers also grace the for

the

reason

why

it

is

called

Big

Wild

Goose

Pagoda,

there

is

a

legend.

According to ancient stories of Buddhists, there were two branches, for

one

of

which

eating

meat

was

not

a

taboo.

One

day,

they

couldn't

find

meat

to buy.

Upon seeing

a group of

big

wild geese

flying by,

a

monk

said to himself: 'Today we have no meat. I hope the merciful Bodhisattva

will give us some.' At that very moment, the leading wild goose broke its

wings

and

fell to the

ground.

All the

monks

were startled

and

believed

that Bodhisattva showed his spirit to order them to be more pious. They

established a pagoda where the wild goose fell and stopped eating meat.

Hence it got the name 'Big Wild Goose Pagoda'.Da Ci'en TempleDa Ci'en

Temple is the home of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In 648, to commemorate

the dead virtuous queen, royalty ordered the building of a temple named

'Ci'en' (Mercy and Kindness), for which the status and scale far exceeded

all others. Today, with an area of 32,314 square meters (38,648.5 square

yards), one seventh of the original area, it still retains its

the

temple,

there

stands

a

statue

of

hierarch

Xuanzang,

the

meritorious

hierarch. Walking on and across a small bridge, visitors will see the gates

of

the

temple.

With

guarding

lions,

the

temple

seems

stately

for

lions

were said to function as ng the temple you will see two

buildings-Bell Tower in the east and Drum Tower in the west. Inside the

Bell Tower hangs an iron bell 15 tons (14.76 gross tons) in weight. It was

molded in 1548 in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Along the central axis

are arranged the Hall of Mahavira, Sermon Hall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda,

and

the

Hall

of

Xuanzang

Sanzang.

In

the

Hall

of

Mahavira

are

three

carved

statues

of

Sakyamuni,

and

18

arhats

as

well

as

Xuanzang.

The

Sermon

Hall

is

where

Buddhist

disciples

would

listen

to

a

sermon.

A

bronze statue of Amitabha is dedicated and a Buddha statue is collected

by Xuanzang as oblation. The Hall of Xuanzang Sanzang is north of Big

Wild Goose Pagoda. In this hall are Xuanzang's relic and a bronze statue

of a seated Xuanzang. The inner wall is chiseled with murals depicting

this hierarch's story. Renowned as the contemporary Dunhuang Buddhist