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 Many of my friends ask me whether there is religion freedom in China. My answer is yes. With the opening of China more and more people have started to take up their own religions.
Buddhism, Taoism, Mohammedanism, Catholicism and Christianity are the biggest religions in China and about 100 million Chinese people follow the various religious faiths.
Now, although I don鈥檛 follow any particular religion yet, I usually go to a Christian church when I have the time on a Sunday. I read the Bible in English as one of my lessons in English and in Western culture. I am interested in church music and enjoy the atmosphere when singing along with hundreds of other people.
I would like to present you with some vocabulary about various religions. Today, I will introduce some new words about Buddhism and Taoism and next weekend I will introduce some new words about Mohammedanism, Catholicism and Christianity.
I do hope this is a little help to you in knowing more about Chinese culture and in learning the Chinese language.
NEW WORDS :
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religion: n.瀹楁暀 -- z艒ngji脿o
Buddhism: n. 浣涙暀 -- F贸ji脿o
Buddhist Scripture/ sutra: n.浣涚粡--f贸j墨ng
Power of Buddha/ Buddhist doctrine: n.浣涙硶 -- f贸f菐
Buddhist ceremony(or service)锛歯.浣涗簨 -- f贸sh矛
temples of Buddhism锛歯. 浣涘 -- f贸s矛
pagoda: n. 浣涘 -- f贸t菐
Buddha: n.浣涢檧 -- F贸tu贸
figure of Buddha: 浣涘儚 -- f贸xi脿ng
beads: 浣涚彔-- f贸zh奴,f贸zh奴
Buddhist锛歯.浣涙暀寰�-- f贸ji脿ot煤
Buddhist锛歯. 浣涢棬寮熷瓙 -- f贸m茅n d矛z菒
Buddhist monk: 鍜屽皻 -- h茅shang
Buddhist nun: 灏煎 -- n铆g奴
Taoism: n.閬撴暀 -- D脿oji脿o
Taoist school/Taoists: 閬撳 -- D脿oji膩
Taoist temple: n.閬撹-- d脿ogu脿n
Taoist priest's robe: n.閬撹 -- d脿op谩o
Taoist nun锛歯.閬撳 -- d脿og奴
Taoist priest: n. 閬撳＋ -- d脿oshi
Taoist monk: n. 閬撳＋, 閬撴暀寰� -- d脿oshi锛�
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--Shirley
Written, Translated and Recorded on Saturday, March 31, 2007
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Vocabulary in Chinese
