在步入禮敬大廳之前,就可見到面對門口右側的,是一隻大象領著四隻小象。象是佛教中高貴的代表,佛陀乘著白象入胎,所以用大象紀念佛陀的降誕人間。
Before you enter the Front Hall, you would see a group of white elephants near the entrance. The white elephant is symbolic of the Buddha's birth because according to the scriptural records, Queen Maya dreamt of a bodhisattva entering her womb on a white elephant before her conception.
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在白象前比「一手指天」的手勢,並自拍。
Take a selfie with the white elephant in the background with one finger pointing toward the sky.
佛陀在菩提樹下證悟。
2019年佛館在六度塔與四給塔中間新植了這棵來自印度那爛陀大學的菩提樹,挺拔筆直的主幹又分了五支支幹。往菩提樹上方遠眺,正是佛光山藏經樓人間佛教研究院所在地。【更多介紹】
Prince Siddhartha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree.
In 2019, this Bodhi Tree from Nalanda University, India, was planted at this spot between Six Perfections Pagoda and Four Giving Pagoda. The trunk has five branches. From this spot, one can see the Sutra Repository when gazing upwards.
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在普提樹下手結「蓮花手印」,並自拍。
Take a selfie under the Bodhi Tree with "Lotus " mudra.
提醒 | Reminder
兌換結緣品的時候,服務人員會考您:悉達多太子在什麼樹下證悟喔。
You will be asked under what tree Prince Siddhartha was enlightened during the collection of souvenirs.
佛陀的母親摩耶夫人在藍毗尼園手持無憂樹的樹枝,生下悉達多太子。他在誕生後不久時,行走七步,舉目眺望著四方,口中說道:『天上天下,唯我獨尊。』悉達多太子在無憂樹下誕生,因此無憂樹又稱為「佛誕樹」。
Queen Maya gave birth to Prince Siddhartha while holding on to a branch of the Asoka Tree. Shortly after he was born, the prince took seven steps and declared, "I am unsurpassable in both heaven and on earth." As Prince Siddhartha was born under the Asoka Tree, it was also referred to as the Buddha's birth tree.
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在無憂樹前筆「一手指天」,並自拍。
Take a selfie with Asoka Tree in the background, and pose with one finger pointing upwards.
提醒 | Reminder
兌換結緣品的時候,服務人員會考您悉達多太子在什麼樹下誕生喔。
You will be asked the tree under which Prince Siddhartha was enlightened during the collection of souvenirs.
(地點 Venue:萬人照相台 Grand Photo Terrace)
佛陀在菩提樹下證悟前,受魔王波旬干擾,魔王波旬提問:「誰可為你做證你已經開悟?」 釋迦牟尼佛即以右手觸地並說:「大地可以為我作證!」 隨即堅牢地神出現為釋迦牟尼佛證明他已經成就佛道,魔王才退去。
佛光大佛前方的本館,上方有一個主塔與四個副塔,此形制為金剛寶座式塔,象徵佛陀降魔成道。
佛光大佛是世界上最大的銅鑄坐佛。佛光大佛共用一千八百多公噸銅鐵建造,費時一年半完成,地基加佛身共有一百零八公尺,相當於一般建築的三十六層樓。2022年春節,佛館舉辦「十大展出鎮館之寶」,佛光大佛被票選為十大鎮館之寶之一。【更多介紹】
Before the Buddha was enlightened, he was challenged by the demon Mara, who asked him for a witness to attest his right to achieve it. In reply he touched the ground, asking Pṛthivi, the devi of the earth, that she witnessesed his enlightenment, which she did.
The Main Hall in front of the Big Buddha has five stupas (a central stupa, and four secondary stupas at the corners). This architectural form is referred to as the Diamond Throne Stupas, and symbolizes the Buddha's enlightenment.
The Big Buddha is currently the world largest copper-cast seated Buddha statue. It stands 108 m tall, equivalent to 36 levels. During the 2022 New Year Festival, the Big Buddha was voted as one of the Top Ten Treasures of the Buddha Museum. [More info]
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請在萬人照相台,以佛光大佛為背景,右手做出與佛光大佛相同的手印(姆指與中指相扣),並自拍。
Take a selfie at the Grand Photo Terrace, with Fo Guang Big Buddha in the background, and pose with the right hand in the same gesture as the Big Buddha (thumb and middle finger touching).
(地點 Venue:本館蓮花廳 Main Hall Veranda [5/7-5/9], 本館1F佛教節慶館 Main Hall 1F Museum of Buddhist Festivals [5/10-5/18])
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據《佛說太子瑞應本起經》卷上載,悉達多太子誕生時,四天王以香湯浴太子身。又《普曜經》載悉達多太子降誕人間,九龍以香水浴聖尊。因此,每年佛誕節,佛教徒以浴佛來紀念佛陀的誕生。
According to the scriptures, when Prince Siddhartha was born, he was bathed by heavenly kings and nagas. As such, it is customary to bathe the Buddha to commemorate his birth.
「浴佛」,佛真要我們替他洗浴嗎?其實是藉外在的佛來滌洗我們的內在佛,浴佛主要是在淨浴我們的心。
However, does the Buddha require us to bathe him? Well, the practice of bathing the Buddha is a reminder for us to cleanse our own minds.
請至本館蓮花亭浴佛,並自拍。【按:可以找旁邊的工作人員協助】
Take a selfie of you bathing the Buddha at the Main Hall entrance. [Note: contact the staff nearby if you need help]
舍利,為遺骨之意。通常指佛陀的遺骨,佛陀遺體焚化後結晶而成的固體物,如佛骨、佛牙舍利等等。見佛舍利就如同見到佛陀真身,其珍貴性可說是世界級的典藏,全球佛教徒此生難得一見的國之重寶。佛牙舍利全球僅存三顆,其中一顆就在佛陀紀念館的玉佛殿,參訪必不能錯過此景點,才不虛此行。
玉佛殿供奉的是佛陀的真身舍利。此真身舍利是佛陀2,600年前進入涅槃後留在世間的珍寶,也是佛陀紀念館的其中一個鎮館之寶。
The Buddha's relic is enshrined in the Jade Buddha Shrine. This relic was left behind by the Buddha after he entered in parinirvana 2,600 years ago. It is also one of the Top Ten Treasures at the Buddha Museum.
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請至本館玉佛殿瞻仰禮拜佛陀真身舍利。
Please proceed to the Jade Buddha Shrine, and pay respect to the Buddha's tooth relic.
提醒 | Reminder
抽獎時,服務人員會考您:佛陀紀念館有那些鎮館之寶?
You will be asked the following question during the collection of souvenirs: Name one of the Top Ten Treasures at the Buddha Museum.
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佛陀應身的年齡到了八十歲的時候,佛陀對大家說道:『我應身的年齡老了。在三個月後,於拘尸那迦羅成的娑羅雙樹間依著法性進入涅槃,獲得無上的安穩,我會永久的照顧到你們,照顧到未來一切信仰我的眾生。』
拘尸那羅是佛陀2,600年前涅槃的地方。
Kushinagar is the place where the Buddha entered into parinirvana 2,600 years ago.
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兌換結緣品的時候,服務人員會考您:人們在拘尸那羅舉辦什麼樣的儀式來悼念佛陀。
You will be asked the following question during the collection of souvenirs: What do people do at Kushinagar to commemorate the Buddha?
佛陀證悟不久後,為五比丘第一次說法,此稱為佛教歷史上的「初轉法輪」。
Shortly after the Buddha was enlightened, the Buddha began to give teachings to his first five disciples. This is referred to as the "First Turning of the Dharma Wheel" in the history of Buddhism.
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兌換結緣品的時候,服務人員會考您:佛陀初轉法輪的地方在那裡?
You will be asked the following question during the collection of souvenirs: Where did the Buddha first turn the wheel of Dharma?
(地點 Venue:大佛平台抄經堂 Big Buddha Terrace Sutra Calligraphy Hall)
「抄經」既能靜心,又能祈福,抄寫《心經》,是修心養性、深入經藏的修行法門,端坐攝心,配合呼吸,專注筆下的一筆一劃,內心靜定,實踐禪定波羅蜜。抄經不只怡情養性,更是以文字般若,契入佛心,累積功德資糧,增長智慧,培養善根福德因緣,找到心靈歸依處。您有多久沒有摹寫書法了?大佛平台設了一處「抄經堂」,所謂「抄寫一遍,勝過閱讀十遍」。
Sutra Calligraphy is a cultivation practice that enhances one's concentration by putting one's focus on each stroke, and brings one insight into the Buddha's teachings through the text transcibed.
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請至大佛平台抄經堂抄經,並自拍。【按:可以找旁邊的工作人員協助】
Please proceed to the Big Buddha Terrace Sutra Calligraphy Hall and transcribe the sutra. Take a selfie when finished. [Note: contact the staff nearby if you need help]
將所有以上自拍照上傳到自媒體(Facebook, Instagram等). Upload the above selfies to your social media (Facebook, Instagram etc.)
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