BBC中国故事第二集丝绸之路与中国航船 Part11 基督教大唐便入中国

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[00:01.40]To welcome an alien religion would hardly have been possible in the West or the Islamic world before modern times.现代社会以来，对外来宗教的开放态度，不管是西方还是伊斯兰世界，都是少有的。
[00:12.43]It shows that while the Chinese believed in the superiority of their civilisation, they also knew there were many paths to enlightenment......这显示了中国人坚信中华文明优越性的同时，也明白启悟的道路不止一条......
[00:24.92]that all knowledge was useful in understanding the cosmos......所有的知识都能帮助人们认识宇宙......
[00:30.55]and the position of humanity in it.和宇宙中人的位置。
[00:34.79]And that idea is expressed in one of the most astonishing monuments in the whole of Chinese history.中国历史上最了不起的石碑之一，就体现了这个观念。
[00:43.59]It's a stone inscription recording the coming of Christianity to China as far back as the 630s.碑文记录了7世纪30年代基督教进入中国。
[00:53.70]This is one of China's great national treasures, one of the select list of the A-list monuments that can never leave the country, 这是中国伟大的民族瑰宝之一，被列在A类碑文的目录中，永不能离开中国的土地，
[01:01.70]and as an account of the interaction of civilisations it's really hard to beat.它是文明交流的历史见证，地位十分重要。
[01:06.30]Let's start at the top.让我们从碑题开始吧。
[01:07.53]Those nine characters say "a monument commemorating "the propagation of the luminous religion of the West.这九个字“大秦景教流行中国碑”意为纪念大秦景教流传的碑石。
[01:15.82]That is Christianity.也就是基督教。
[01:21.31]In 635, it says, a wise man from the West, perhaps from Persia, called Raban, decided to bring the Christian scriptures to China.据说在公元635年，一位西方来的智者，可能来自波斯，叫做阿罗本，他决定将基督教的圣经带到中国。
[01:33.03]Observing the path of the winds, through great perils he made his way all the way to China, presumably on the Silk Route, and arrived here in Chang'an.他“望风律以驰艰险”，大概是沿着丝绸之路而来，最终抵达长安。
[01:42.44]The Emperor, it says, received him here in Chang'an and the Christian scriptures were translated in the Imperial Library.据说皇帝在长安接待了他，文渊阁负责翻译了基督教的圣经。
[01:49.47]And then the Emperor considered them in his private apartments and was deeply convinced by their truthfulness and issued this proclamation in 638.皇帝在私人宅邸中接见了他们，并被他们的真诚感动。公元638年，皇帝下诏中写道：
[02:03.67]"The way for humanity, at different times, different places, did not have the same name".“道无常名”
[02:12.60]"And the great Sage, at different times and different places, was not in the same human body".“圣无常体”
[02:19.78]"Over history, heaven ordained that true religion would be established in different countries and different climates so that all of humanity could be saved".“随方设教，密济群生”。
[02:30.32]"And we've considered the Christian scriptures and have decided that, in all their essentials, they are about the core values of humanity", “详其教旨，玄妙无为，词无繁说，理有望筌，观其元宗，生成立要”，
[02:41.24]"and we have decreed that they be propagated throughout the Empire".“济物利人，宣行天下，特令传授。”
[02:47.94]But the story of China is one of cycles of creation and destruction.但中国的故事是创造和毁灭的循环。

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BBC中国故事 第二集 丝绸之路与中国航船 Part11 基督教大唐便入中国

BBC中国故事第二集丝绸之路与中国航船 Part11 基督教大唐便入中国