中国文化英语教程Unit14.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,Lead-in,Text study,Exercises,Unit 14 The Eternal Smile of the Buddha,Lead-in,Whats the name of this statue?Where is it located?In what sense is it special?,It is Leshan Grand Buddha,located in Leshan City,Si Chuan Province.It is the largest Buddha in a sitting posture in the world.,Introduction,Beautiful Guanyin in the Mogao Grottoes,Smiling Buddha in the Maijishan Grottoes,Buddha of Brightness in the Longmen Grottoes,Text study,Compassionate Buddha of Qingzhou,Introduction,Statues of the Buddha constitute an important component of Chinese Buddhist art surviving the vicissitudes,(,变迁,)of time.,The Buddha statues,in a sense,record the development of Chinese civilization,displaying the achievements of sculptural arts and expressing the aspirations of the people.,Beautiful Guanyin in the Mogao Grottoes,Mogao Grottoes,Also known as the Caves of the Thousand,Buddhas.,It is an artistic treasure-house combining architecture,painted sculptures and murals,(,壁画,).,Guanyin(,the Goddess of Mercy),Also known as the Bodhisattva,a sage second only to Sakyamuni,(,释迦牟尼,).,She is popular for her benevolence,(,仁慈,),and readiness to ease those in distress.Beautiful Guanyin in the Mogao Grottoes,Beautiful Guanyin in the Mogao Grottoes,The Chinese have been worshipping Guanyin for over 1,000 years through ceremonies.,The Goddess was originally a male Buddha in Indian Buddhism,but transformed into a women embodying the good qualities like gentleness,kindness and tolerance after it was introduced into China.,There are many statues of the goddess in Mogao,including the famous Guanyin with 1,000 hands and eyes.,Beautiful Guanyin in the Mogao Grottoes,Beautiful Guanyin in the Mogao Grottoes,“Guanyin with 1,000 Hands”first put onstage by the China Dance Troupe of Disabled Persons several years ago,has been hailed by audiences the world over,and is in itself an expression of peoples devotion to the Goddess of Mercy.,Beautiful Guanyin in the Mogao Grottoes,The two statues are alike in appearance.,Beautiful Guanyin in the Mogao Grottoes,Similarities:,chignon,(,发髻,),on the head,a celestial,(,天国的,),robe,crescent,(,月牙形的,)eyebrows,lovable gentle eyes faintly smiling,bright and benevolent expression and benign(,慈祥的,)countenance,(,面容,),S-shape posture,Smiling Buddha in the Maijishan Grottoes,Maijisan Grottoes,Maijishan got its name from its haystack-like shape.,Location:southeast of Tianshui city in Gansu,Province.,Noted for the quality and quantity of the clay,sculptures.,Maijisan Grottoes,A strong secular flavor;,Influenced by Indian sculpture;,The statues are wrought with manyhuman features;,The calm and amiable smile on the face of the Buddha makes him seem not far away from us.,Smiling Buddha in the Maijishan Grottoes,The main Buddha statue in Grotto 44,160 centimeters tall,a womans figure(hair),Long and thin eyebrows,A slightly inclined head,Smiling mysteriously and kindly,Wearing a kasaya,(,袈裟,),the draping,(,成褶状下垂,)curves of which are smoothly and beautifully outlined,Smiling Buddha in the Maijishan Grottoes,According to the Buddhist sutras(,经,),when Sakyamuni gave a sermon,(,讲道,),he always smiled;,This statue has not only a smile on his face but a smile seeming to spread all over his body;,The smiling countenance and the gentle contours of his body effectively display the Buddhas magnanimity(,高尚,),composure and elegance.,The,Smile,Smiling Buddha in the Maijishan Grottoes,These smiling and magnificent statues rekindled peoples hope and faith.,Smiling Buddha in the Maijishan Grottoes,Buddha of Brightness in the Longmen Grottoes,Longmen Grottoes,A history of more than 1,500,years;,Location:southern suburbs of Luoyang,Henan,Province.,The Buddha of Brightness,The biggest statue in the temple of Ancestor Worship which is the largest of the Longmen Grottoes.,Also called Sambhoga-kaya Buddha(,卢舍那大佛,/,光明之神,).,It took three years to finish.,Completed in the Tang Dynasty during the reign of Empress Wu(690-704)for the purpose of consecration,(,祭祀,).,Buddha of Brightness in the Longmen Grottoes,More,than 17 meters,high;,The largest statue in the Longmen,Grottoes;,Seen as the indeal reincarnation,(,转世化身,),of Sakyamuni with the power of eternal brightness.,The Buddha of Brightness,Buddha of Brightness in the Longmen Grottoes,Buddha of Brightness wears a serene,(,安详的,),expression,facing the world with dignified composure.,Buddha of Brightness in the Longmen Grottoes,Compassionate Buddha of Qingzhou,In October 1996a cave was accidentally discovered at a construction site in Qingzhou of Shandong Province.,Archeologists found more than 400 exquisite Buddha statues from the Northern Qi Dynasty(550-577).,This,was one of the most exciting archeological findings of 20th century China.,Compassionate Buddha of Qingzhou,Compassionate Buddha of Qingzhou,The statues are either sculpted in the round or with their backs in the stone wall.Their postures,standing or sitting,are so vivid and varied that they add touches of liveliness to the solemn ambience of the caves.,Compassionate Buddha of Qingzhou,This particular statue presents an innocent and lovable image of the Buddha;,Though his body is incomplete,the audience can still visualize the whole picture.,Compassionate Buddha of Qingzhou,Features,Generally speaking,Buddha statues always emphasize natural and calm facial expressions.,But the sculptors of the Qingzhou statues place more emphasis on the meticulous,(,仔细的,),depiction of movement.,This make the Qingzhou statues demonstrate more of an unaffected,strong local,flavor.,The smiles of these statues are calm,sweet and reserved.The joy is,contagious,(,感染性的,),rising from their innermost world,spreading from the soul to the body,and on to their postures and even their,robes.,The smiles travel far from a thousand years ago to todays human world.,Compassionate Buddha of Qingzhou,Exercises,Comprehension,Communication,Application,Comprehension,l.Skimming and Scanning,Go,through the passage quickly and judge whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F)according to the passage.,The statues of Buddha represent peoples wishes and the accomplishments of Chinese sculpture.,The,statues in the Mogao Grottoes were made over a period of approximately l,000 years.,Guanyin or the Goddess of Mercy,known also as the Bodhisattva,is,the founder of Buddhism,.,T,T,F,Comprehension,People worship Guanyin by building numerous statues of the goddess.,5)The two painted statues of Guanyin in Grott0 45 embody maternal love,and,feminine beauty.,6)The Maijishan Grottoes got its name from the shape of the city where it is located.,7)The statues in the Maijisha Grottoes bring people a feeling of excitement.,T,T,F,F,Comprehension,8,),Empress Wu sponsored the construction of the Temple of Ancestral Worship.,9),The,calm air of the Buddha of Brightness can relieve people of their worries.,10,),The Buddha statues of Qingzhou were built before those in Grott0 44 mentioned in Paragraph 9.,T,T,F,Comprehension,II.,Careful Reading,Read,the passage carefully and,filling the following blanks with the missing information,.,1)The status of Buddha are part of _.,2)The Mogao Grottoes are called“The Cave of One Thousand Buddha Statues”because _.,the statues and paintings mostly depict the Buddha,3)People are attracted by Guanyins _ _.,the splendid Buddhist artistic works,benevolence and readiness to each those in distress,Comprehension,4)The performance named“Guanyin with 1,000 Hands”is mentioned to show 5)In Chinese Buddhism Guanyin is a woman,while in Indian Buddhism Guanyin is a _.,6)The word secular in Paragraph 8 probably means _.,7)The smile on the statue in the Maijishan Grottoes is _ and _.,peoples devotion to Guanyin,male Buddha,non-religious,mysterious kind,Comprehension,8)The main statue in the Maijishan Grottoes embodies such qualities as _,_ and _.,9)The Buddha of Brightness in the Longmen Grottoes can _ and _.,10)The statue depicted in Paragraph 17 is to illustrate the _ of the statues in Qingzhou.,magnanimity,composure elegance,eradicate darkness,enlighten common people,liveliness,Comprehension,Mogao,Maijishan,Location,Time of the Buddhas,Representative,Buddha(s),Facial Expressions of the Representative Buddha(s),Read,the passage carefully and fill in the following table.,Dunhuang,east of present-day Lanzhou,from the 4th century to the 14th century,Guanyin or the Goddess of Mercy,Faint smile and a bright and benevolent expression,southeast of Tianshui City in Gansu Province,from 535 to 556,The main Buddha statue in Grotto 44,smiling mysteriously and kindly,To be continued,Comprehension,Longmen,Qingzhou,Location,Time of the Buddhas,Representative,Buddha(s),Facial Expressions of the Representative Buddha(s),the southern suburbs of Luoyang,Henan Province,from more than 1.500 years ago,the Buddha of Brightness,faint smile with the corners of his mouth slightly upturned and a serene expression,Qingzhou of Shandong Province,from 550 to 577,the Buddha with his left foot on a lotus footing and his right foot on his left knee;the statue in the sitting posture,calm,sweet and reserved smile,Communication,Little Buddha is a 1994 American movie,a story about the quest of a group of,monks,led by Lama Norbu,to seek out the rebirth of his great Buddhist teacher,Lama Dorje.The following are the lyrics of the title song in it.Read the lyrics and tell how the smile of buddha can influence people s life today.,life is suffering,tee-hee,ha-ha,life is suffering,tee-hee,ha-ha,cold and shuddering,tee-hee,ha-ha,cruel and pummeling,tee-hee,ha-ha,smile on little buddha,smile on,little buddha,smile on,To be continued,Communication,its only illusion then its gone,lost and struggling,tee-hee,ha-ha,life is suffering,tee-hee,ha-ha,smile on little buddha,smile on,little buddha,smile on,its only illusion then youre gone,maya,Application,Religion,as a cultural phenomenon,is one of the most important aspects of different cultures and a significant part of human thought.It penetrates into every possible aspect of peoples life,which consequently causes great cultural difference among people with different religious beliefs.,Since,language is a mirror of culture,how is religion reflected in the Chinese language?,Thank You!,