第一篇:湖北省導(dǎo)游考試導(dǎo)游詞整合之歸元寺
歸元寺英文導(dǎo)游詞
Good morning, ladies and Gentlemen,Welcome to Wuhan.Please allow me to introduce my team first.Mr.Wang is our driver.He has 20 years of driving under his belt, so you are in a very safe hands.I’m Tang Huarong from Yangtze river international Travel Service, for convenience you can call me Xiao Tang.On behalf of our travel agency and my colleagues.I’d like to extend a warm welcome to you.I will be your guide during your stay in China.We highly appreciate your understanding and cooperation.If you have any special interest, please don’t hesitate.I will try my best to give your appropriate answers.Chinese buddhist temples are never single buildings.they always consist of a group buildings following a fundamental patter, which can, however, be modified.the main buildings and their symmetrically corresponding secondary buildings form individual groups and courtyards.the entire temple complex is spacious.the building inside the complex are usually single-storied and the main halls are sometimes decorated with a double roof.the towers, pavilions and halls can be multi-storied structures.The chinese temple complex has been subject to great structural changes throughout the centuries.but temple architects follow the basic principles of secular structures from the tang dynasty onwards.the complexes stand on a central axis, usually a north-south axis: east-west only as an exception.(guiyuan temple is just the very exception.)the main buildings are strung along this central axis, their broadest sides facing south or east.The most important and most frequently presented building inside a buddhist temple complex are the main entrance gate, the bell and drum towers, the hall of the heavenly kings, the hall of the buddha and a pagoda.Buddhism is said to be founded in india in the 6th century bc by siddatha gautama(bc565 –bc486), the son of a nobleman and member of the kshatriya caste near the present borders of india and nepal.buddhism advocates that all the people are created equal and turns against the caste system of brahmanism, so it was popular with the common people.It was said that buddhism was spread to china in 2 bc.at the beginning, it was only regarded as a kind of witch.about 200 ad, chinese version of buddhist s criptures began to appear, and thus, buddhist doctrines began to emerge with traditional chinese religious thought.from 2nd century to late 6th century, translation and research of buddhist sects with chinese characteristics were becoming more and more popular and many temples were built, which reached its peak in sui dynasty(581ad-617ad)and tang dynasty(618-907).some buddhist sects with chinese characteristics came into being.buddhism exerts a great influence on chinese philosophy, literature, art and folk customs.What is presented before our eyes is a copper statue of a famous bodhisattva in hynayana buddhism.bodhisattva is a tittle which is only next to buddha.this statue is the image of avalokitesvara, which has been popular with chinese people or more than 1,000 years.she is called the goddess of mercy cordially by chinese and is regarded as the symbol of kindness, mercy and benevolence.when we visit the avalokitesvara pavilion after a while, i will give a detailed introduction about her.this copper statue was sent to guiyuan temple by taiwan buddhists in september 1990.it shows that all chinese, whether in the mainland or in taiwan, are eager for the reunion of the country, even including religion believers.The building we see now is the buddha hall where one certain buddha and his two assistant bodhisattvases are worshiped.this buddha is amitabha buddha.amitabha means incomparable brightness.according to buddhism, time and space is limitless and thus there are many many buddhas in different spaces and times.but in a certain space or in a certain period of time, there is only one certain buddha who is in charge of instructing all living creatures.amitabha buddha is the buddha who presides over the land of ultimate bliss in the west, which will come in the future.buddhist s criptures describe the land of ultimate bliss as a wonderland, in which no pain exists and the people enjoy their lives.in one word, it's very attractive.some people will think it must be very difficult to enter such a world.how can i go to such a paradise? maybe i have to work hard and bear a lot of sufferings.in fact, it's very easy to enter the world.he only need often murmur ‘may buddha preserve us' sincerely.it's enough.You see, the statue in the middle is the very buddha.on his left is the goddess of mercy.on his right is the other bodhisattva who follows the buddha.it is said that he can save all the living creatures from three kinds of terrible disasters.Now, let's step into the buddhist s criptures pavilion where the s criptures of buddhism are kept.but i ‘m afraid what attracts our attention at the first sight must be this snow-white statue.it is a statue of sakyamuni, the founder of buddhism.this statue was carved out of a big piece of jade which is 2-meter-tall and weighs 3 tons.it was carved by myanmar handicraftsmen and donated to the temple by the rangoon buddhists in 1935.If we watch the statue, we may sense that the peaceful expression on the buddha's face has brought us to a quiet and harmonious state.The last building we will visit is the avalokitesvara pavilion in the north yard.when we entered the yard just now we saw a statue of her.now i'd like to introduce her carefully.As a goddess, she swore that she would not become a buddha until all the living creatures suffering from pains were saved.so she became a bodhisattva who is most popular among the people and attracts the most believers of all the gods and goddesses in buddhism.it was said that one would be saved from trouble and disaster as long as he(she)chanted her name and if it was heard by her.thus she is called guanshiyin, which means ‘hearing or looking on the voices of the suffering'.because of her kind heart and benevolence she got another title ‘the goddess of mercy'.According to buddhism, bodhisattvases have no distinction of sex, that is, they are neither male nor female, because they are immortals.but it's very strange and interesting that most of bodhisattvases were engraved or carved in the images of various kinds of men in human society.changes didn't take place until an emperor's mother thought it was inconvenient to worship a male bodhisattva in her bedroom.from then on, guanshiyin, the bodhisattvas began to appear before her believers in the image of a beautiful and elegant lady.We'll pay a visit to a very serious, sacred place.generally, the place is regarded as the most holy by buddhists.it is the grand hall, where the founder of buddhism, sakyamuni is worshiped.it is always the center of a buddhist temple in construction and in buddhists' mind.The statue in the middle is sakyamuni.according to buddhism his mother gave birth to him in a garden.he belonged to kshatreya caste.he married his cousin when he was 16 or 17 years old.at the age of 29, he was confronted with the sights of an old man, a sick man, a corpse, and a wandering ascetic.with eyes opened to aspects of life newly revealed to him, he broke from the material world and became an ascetic.six years later, he gave up mystic concentration that at last brought him enlightenment under a bo tree.he then founded an order of mendicants and spent his next 45 years preaching his ideas until his death.These two statue beside the buddha are his two disciples.the one on the right was said to be sakyamuni's cousin and he had good memory so that he could remember all the buddha told his disciples.the one on the left was said to be the lord of brahmnism and he once was sakyamuni's tutor.but afterwards he was convinced by buddhism after long-term debate between buddhism and other religions and he accepted sakyamuni as his tutor.thus he became the eldest one of all sakyamuni's disciples.Next, we'll pay a visit to the ahrat hall in the south court.The ahrat hall is an important structure in a buddhist temple.but not all temples have an ahrat hall, especially, well-kept ahrat halls are very rare in china.this one is among them, and what's more, it has its own unique characteristics.Generally, an ahrat hall is a square building.the building is subdivided into four small square courts so that the hall can get enough sunlight.this kind of structure show some lucky implies in chinese buddhist culture.Another characteristic about the hall lies in these sculptures themselves.they were neither made up of wood, nor stone, nor clay.a special way was taken in making them, which could prevents them from being burned, being soaked or being eaten by insects.all the sculptures were floating in water while wuhan was flooded in 1954, but, surprisingly, they were sound and safe after the flood had receded.it was really a wonder.Ahrats are the immortals in buddhism.but when you have a look around the sculptures, you may find from the expressions on their faces that they are so familiar to you.that's only because they were molded on the basis of the people in the reality, so they are human beings in our daily life rather than immortals.Ahrats are the symbols of harmony, happiness, and good luck, so the wuhan natives have got used to counting ahrats since ancient time to pray for peace.there are a few ways of counting ahrats.we can count from the first ahrat from left to right or from right to left, when we just enter the hall.we can also choose any ahrat as our starting point, and count in the same way, left to right or right to left.we should base counting on our own ages whatever we take.for example, i'm 25, so i should stop in front of the 25th ahrat from the starting ahrat.the sculpture in front of which i stop is my lucky ahrat.my lucky ahrat will accompany me to spend a peaceful and lucky year.wouldn't you like to have a try now? if you need, i can explain connotation of some ahrats.That's all for the explanation to guiyuan temple.thank you for your cooperation and understanding.you will have another 30 minutes to have a look around the temple.if you have any problems, do let me know.i would like to repeat our bus number, a3074.please don't forget.see you later.
第二篇:湖北省歸元寺導(dǎo)游詞
導(dǎo)語:歸元禪寺位于湖北省武漢市漢陽區(qū)歸元寺路,由白光法師于清順治15年(公元1658年)興建。下面是小編為你整理的湖北省歸元寺導(dǎo)游詞,希望對你有幫助!
湖北省歸元寺導(dǎo)游詞
各位朋友你們好,歡迎你們來到歸元禪寺旅游,我是這里的講解員,在接下去的時(shí)間里將由我為各位提供導(dǎo)游服務(wù),希望你們的這次歸元之旅能夠開心愉快。
歸元禪寺建于清順治十五年,也就是1685年,整個(gè)寺廟分為東、西、南、北、中五個(gè)院落,占地46900平方米,整個(gè)平面布局呈袈裟形狀,為什么布局成袈裟形狀呢?在這里我先賣個(gè)小關(guān)子,請你們聽我的講解,待會兒自然就明白了。歸元寺現(xiàn)存殿堂樓閣二十九棟。據(jù)說是禪宗的白光法師在明朝漢陽詩人王章蒲的葵園舊址上興建的,關(guān)于當(dāng)時(shí)修建歸元禪寺的說法有幾種,有說是白光、主峰兩位法師明末戰(zhàn)亂時(shí)募化于漢陽府城鳳山門外,見尸骨遍野,一片凄涼,欲行善事,建“普同塔”和“歸元禪寺”,掩埋白骨,超度亡魂,王章甫問何為歸元禪寺,法師答:“‘元’,數(shù)之始、道之極、物之總也?!畾w元’即歸真、歸化、歸本,出生滅界,還歸真寂本元,義同‘圓寂’。‘圓’是一切功德圓滿,‘寂’是一切煩惱寂滅。歸元便是得道成佛之義也”。如此一說,王章甫心悅誠服,深知法師道行無量,便將葵園獻(xiàn)出,作為建寺之地。還有一說,明宗禎末年,一富豪無名指斷,幕翠微草庵長老醫(yī)道非凡,隧穿草鞋來進(jìn)香,祈求再接斷指。長老見其心誠,果然為他接活斷指,口訟“歸本歸元”。富豪感恩戴德,愿為長老新建寺廟,即就其規(guī)模請問長老,長老法事完畢,隨手將破袈裟拋向天空:“就此一袈裟之地”,頓時(shí),袈裟越變越大,徐徐降落,竟覆地五十余畝,富豪見長老有如此法力,欣然買得這一袈裟之地,聘全國能工巧匠,選各地上等材石,經(jīng)數(shù)年?duì)I造方告成功,并由法師以“歸元”為寺命名。相信我講到這兒你們應(yīng)該已經(jīng)知道我前面提到的“平面布局呈袈裟形狀”是怎么一回事了吧?
現(xiàn)在在你們面前的就是歸元寺的三門,也就是歸元寺的大門,佛寺的大門稱三門,即佛經(jīng)里的三解脫門,中間的是空門,左右分別是無相和無作門。這門的建筑形式也是有說法的,歸元寺的三門呈八字朝陽外開,就是象征著廣結(jié)善緣,普度眾生,喻意吉祥。你們再看門上方的藍(lán)底鑲金邊的長方形豎匾,相傳當(dāng)年白光法師要離去,主峰及眾僧挽留不住,只好請他題寫寺名,永志紀(jì)念,白光盛意難卻,便在臨行時(shí)親筆寫下了這歸元禪寺四個(gè)字。
步入三門,映入我們眼簾的就是這晚清文人張日煜的手跡“南無阿彌陀佛”,意思呢就是皈依阿彌陀佛?,F(xiàn)在在你們右邊的是北院,里面主要有念佛堂、藏經(jīng)閣等幾座建筑,下面我們就從北院開始游覽。
你們看這圓形門上的“翠微妙境”,“翠微”二字還是源于王氏葵園,據(jù)記載,當(dāng)年王章甫購得太湖石,在葵園中壘砌了一座高大假山,雅稱翠微峰,供高朋玩賞,當(dāng)年的翠微峰比現(xiàn)在的藏經(jīng)閣還要高,可惜的是在明朝末年毀于戰(zhàn)亂。建造歸元寺的時(shí)候又搬掉了頹廢的殘石,翠微峰便名存實(shí)亡,白光法師感到很惋惜,就將此石移到了寺右后方的小石山上至今?,F(xiàn)在歸元寺附近的“翠微街”等皆是由此而得名。這里的“妙境”兩個(gè)字則是蘊(yùn)藏著佛教的色彩。
這里就是念佛堂了,念佛堂供奉著西方三圣,即阿彌陀佛和他的兩個(gè)協(xié)侍觀音菩薩和大勢至菩薩。另外還有文殊和普賢菩薩。念佛堂內(nèi)神龕高6米,寬5米,頂飾紅日高照,二龍出海,雙鳳朝陽,寓意“龍鳳呈祥”。你們可能已經(jīng)注意到這個(gè)供桌了吧?它長達(dá)4.5米,是于1935年制成的,上面刻了五組浮雕圖案,各位能看得出來刻的是什么嗎?其實(shí)它從左到右再現(xiàn)了我國古典小說《西游記》中的幾個(gè)情節(jié),分別為:唐太宗為唐僧師徒送行、如來向伽藍(lán)等菩薩說法、四大天王及“七佛”、如來說法于樹下、佛祖給唐僧師徒封位。很有意思吧!
好,下面請你們和我一起去藏經(jīng)閣,現(xiàn)在我們看到的藏經(jīng)閣是1920年重建的,為兩層五間,高約25米,首先我們看到的是閣中潔白無暇,光彩照人的玉雕釋迦牟尼座像。這座佛像是1935年緬甸仰光三寶弟子贈送的,玉佛重約兩噸,屬國內(nèi)寺廟中保存最好的佛像了。藏經(jīng)閣的珍藏十分豐富,有南宋蘇州砂廷圣院所刊孤本《嘖砂藏》以及清代刊印的《龍藏》?!洱埐亍酚?250卷,至今完好無損,是國內(nèi)研究佛教的珍貴資料之一。藏經(jīng)閣中還有我國的佛教文物和外國的佛教禮品,如北魏的石雕觀音,明代的冰裂紋凈瓶,清代的鏤空浮雕如意,印度的貝葉經(jīng),緬甸的檀香木雕香盒,馬來西亞的玉塔等。你們可以慢慢的參觀。
在藏經(jīng)閣旁邊的就是大士閣了,主要是供奉觀音菩薩的殿堂。你們可以看到神龕左側(cè)的墻壁上鑲著的楊柳觀音像,畫像為唐代閆立本所繪。畫像中的觀音,文靜安詳,前胸豐滿,體態(tài)輕盈多姿,顯示了唐代以豐滿為美的審美觀念。
各位朋友,現(xiàn)在我們所在的地方就是歸元寺的主殿大雄寶殿,這里供奉的是佛教的最高神釋迦牟尼,它是全寺中最為高大的一尊佛像,你看他丈六金身,頭上寶幢華蓋,摩頂而結(jié)枷跌坐于蓮臺上。背后裝飾一火焰圈,中是一面魔尼鏡,象征光明,佛前一尊獅子,是佛前世為獅子王的形象。你們看佛前的這兩棵樹,代表的是釋迦牟尼涅磐時(shí)的雙婆羅樹,據(jù)說釋迦牟尼涅磐后遺體火化,有七佛在火中顯現(xiàn),因此人們拜佛前常先化紙錢或黃表紙,并焚香點(diǎn)燭,所以這里的樹葉也做成火焰形,樹葉間各有七佛。還書寫有“佛日增輝,法輪常轉(zhuǎn)”的八個(gè)相輪。佛左邊弟子是迦葉,右邊的名叫“阿難”。
我們再來看看彌勒佛吧!他被稱為三世佛中的“未來佛”,你看他憨態(tài)可掬,滑稽可笑,給人們一種洪福不淺,快樂無憂,寬宏大度的象征。成為人們心目中的“笑佛”或“快樂佛”。神龕上有一副對聯(lián):“大肚能容容世間難容之事,慈顏常笑笑天下可笑之人”。此聯(lián)傳說是明太祖朱元璋所撰呢!
下面再請你們和我一起去游覽羅漢堂。我國五百羅漢的形象是自唐以后,由五代開始興盛,人們將散見于各經(jīng)之中的名號錄出,不足的就加以杜撰,湊足了五百個(gè)。北宋以后各地的寺院就多建有羅漢堂,而到了今天,在全國寺廟中保存比較完好的羅漢堂已為數(shù)不多,主要有北京碧云寺、武漢歸元寺、昆明筇竹寺、成都寶光寺、重慶羅漢寺和蘇州的西園寺。相比較而言,又屬歸元寺的羅漢堂最有特色,名氣最大。
羅漢堂的平面布局呈田字形,內(nèi)有四院,是為了使殿內(nèi)的羅漢有充足的光線。另外田字恰好又是佛教中正反兩個(gè)“萬”字相疊加,這種布局暗示著一種善神降世的吉祥和神秘感。
這羅漢堂除了可供參觀外,人們還喜歡用它來預(yù)測一年內(nèi)的禍福,也就是武漢人說的“數(shù)羅漢”,方法是隨意選中一尊羅漢,然后順著數(shù)下去,數(shù)到和自己年齡數(shù)相等時(shí)看看那尊羅漢是什么樣子就可以推測這一年的運(yùn)勢了。
我國有句俗語說:泥菩薩過江——自身難保,而在歸元寺的羅漢堂就不能這么說了,因?yàn)檫@里的羅漢既不是木雕也不是泥塑,而是采用的一種盛行于唐代的獨(dú)特工藝制成的夾佇像,又稱脫紗像或干漆像,歸元寺的羅漢塑像屬活脫干漆,其制作過程較為復(fù)雜,首先要用粘土做成人形胎模,干后用生漆將絲綢或夏布層層粘附于其上,再用生漆將混合的膏灰、木粉調(diào)勻涂刮,塑造細(xì)部,陰干后再打磨拋光,然后在塑像的背后開一個(gè)小孔,注水化泥成漿脫出胎模并沖洗干凈,晾干后再木塊封口,再刷上生漆、貼上金箔,最后涂上桐油或亮漆以保持光澤。這里的羅漢造價(jià)雖然很高,但采用的工藝不僅省料,而且每尊不超過25公斤,體輕質(zhì)堅(jiān),不透水,不怕水浸。很適應(yīng)武漢地勢低洼,濕度大的氣候環(huán)境。1954年武漢遭遇百年不遇的特大洪水,很多地方都變成了汪洋,這些羅漢也浸泡在水里,洪水退后,羅漢卻安然無恙。所以如此看來,別說是過江,就算是讓它們?nèi)テ筮^??峙乱膊怀蓡栴}。
好了各位朋友,關(guān)于歸元寺呢我就給你們介紹到這里,希望我的講解能令你們滿意,不詳盡的地方也請你們多多海涵。歡迎各位再次光臨武漢,再來看看歸元寺。
第三篇:湖北省導(dǎo)游考試導(dǎo)游詞整合之黃鶴樓(xiexiebang推薦)
黃鶴樓Yellow Crane Tower
(一)各位朋友大家好,我是“恐龍?zhí)丶甭眯猩纭钡膶?dǎo)游員克塞,在這里我對大家光臨武漢市表示熱烈的歡迎,在接下去的時(shí)間里將由我為各位提供導(dǎo)游講解服務(wù),我一定會盡力安排好各位的行程,使大家在這次旅游活動中感到開心愉快。好,下面請大家隨我一起去參觀武漢市最有特色的景點(diǎn)黃鶴樓。
黃鶴樓始建于三國吳黃武二年,也就是公元223年,至今已有一千七百多年的歷史,其間屢建屢毀,現(xiàn)在的黃鶴樓是以清代黃鶴樓為藍(lán)本,于1981年重建,85年落成的。
現(xiàn)在大家所看見的前面這幢高大雄偉的建筑就是黃鶴樓,它以號稱天下絕景而名貫古今,蜚聲中外,它與江西滕王閣、湖南岳陽樓齊名,并稱為“江南三大樓閣”。關(guān)于黃鶴樓的雄偉,曾經(jīng)有這么一個(gè)趣聞,說是湖北、四川兩地的客人相會在江上,攀談間,競相贊美自己的家鄉(xiāng),四川客人說:“四川有座峨眉山,離天只有三尺三”,湖北客人笑道:“湖北有座黃鶴樓,半截插在云里頭?!斌@得四川客人無言以對。當(dāng)然,這個(gè)故事是有些言過其實(shí),但黃鶴樓確以壯麗的景觀,動人的傳說及濃郁的文化氣息吸引著中外游人。
好了,說了這么多,我們一起到黃鶴樓的里面去看看吧。
走進(jìn)了大廳,最引人注意的就要數(shù)這幅《白云黃鶴圖》了,它取材于駕鶴登仙的古神話,兼取唐詩“昔人已乘黃鶴去”之意,大家請看畫面上的這位仙者,他口吹玉笛,俯視人間,似有戀戀不舍之情,下面黃鶴樓的人群或把酒吟詩,或載歌載舞,大有祝愿仙人黃鶴早返人間之意。其實(shí)在這幅壁畫的后面還有一個(gè)傳說故事,給黃鶴樓蒙上了一層神秘的色彩:古時(shí)候,有個(gè)姓辛的人在黃鶴山頭賣酒度日,一天,有個(gè)衣衫襤褸的老道蹣跚而來,向他討酒喝,辛氏雖本小利微,但為人忠厚善良,樂善好施,他見老道非常可憐,就慷慨應(yīng)允。以后,老道每日必來,辛氏則有求必應(yīng),這樣過了一年多。有一天老道忽然來告別說:“每日飲酒無以為酬,只有黃鶴一只可借,聊表謝意。”說罷,他拾起地上的一片桔子皮在墻上畫了一只黃鶴,對辛氏說:“只要你拍手相招,黃鶴便會下來跳舞,為酒客助興?!保f完后老道就不見了。辛氏拍手一試,黃鶴果然一躍而下,應(yīng)節(jié)起舞。消息傳開后,吸引了遠(yuǎn)近的游人都來飲酒,酒店的生意大為興隆,辛氏因此而發(fā)了財(cái)。十年后,老道突然出現(xiàn)在酒店,對辛氏說:“十年所賺的錢,夠還我欠的酒債嗎?”辛氏忙道謝,老道取下隨身攜帶的鐵笛,對著墻上的黃鶴吹起一只奇妙的曲子,黃鶴聞聲而下,載著老道飛走了。由此便出現(xiàn)了壁畫上的情景。(除此壁畫之外,就是這幅被譽(yù)為黃鶴樓二絕之一的楹聯(lián):爽氣西來,云霧掃干天地憾;大江東去,波濤洗凈古今愁。意思是清爽怡人的空氣自西而來,驅(qū)散了積于云層的迷霧,將天地間令人遺憾的事情一掃而光;奔騰不息的長江滾滾東去,將古往今來令人感到煩惱的事都沖洗干凈了。)
好,下面再請大家和我一起上樓去游覽。這里是一樓半的跑馬廊?,F(xiàn)在大家也許已經(jīng)注意到了,黃鶴樓外觀為五層,但里面卻不是這樣,它實(shí)際上有九層。這是因?yàn)橹袊糯Q單數(shù)為陽數(shù),“9”為陽數(shù)之首,又與漢字長久的“久”同音,有天長地久的意思。在這個(gè)跑馬廊里主要是陳列一些名人字畫,供大家觀賞。
各位朋友,來到了黃鶴樓的二樓,我們就可以看到黃鶴樓的歷史,先請看這幅題為《孫權(quán)筑城》的壁畫,再現(xiàn)了當(dāng)年修建黃鶴樓時(shí)的歷史背景。赤壁之戰(zhàn)后,劉備借荊州,取四川,勢力大盛,卻不肯歸還荊州。東吳大將呂蒙用計(jì)殺了關(guān)羽,奪回荊州后不久,劉備親率十幾萬大軍伐吳,孫權(quán)知道戰(zhàn)事不可避免,便一面向魏稱臣求和,一面集中力量對付劉備。為了就近指揮這場大戰(zhàn),孫權(quán)在長江邊上依黃鶴山之險(xiǎn)筑夏口城,并在城頭黃鶴磯上建樓作觀察了望之用,這便是最初的黃鶴樓。
大家再看中間的《黃鶴樓記》,論三大名樓,黃鶴樓排在首位,而論樓記,最沒有名的就屬黃鶴樓樓記了?,F(xiàn)在我們看到的這篇是從十多篇樓記中選出的,它偏重于寫實(shí)景,整篇文章不足三百字,但卻寫清了黃鶴樓的地理位置、建筑形式、傳說以及人們在黃鶴樓上活動的情形。另外在這里還展出了歷代黃鶴樓的模型,共有六個(gè),這從一個(gè)側(cè)面也反映出了黃鶴樓飽經(jīng)了歷史的滄桑。我們現(xiàn)在這個(gè)黃鶴樓就是以清同治樓為雛形重新設(shè)計(jì)建造的。
下面請各位再和我一起上三樓看看。三樓展示的是黃鶴樓的文化淵源。這組《文人薈萃》的板畫再現(xiàn)了歷代文人墨客來黃鶴樓吟詩作賦的情景。在壁畫的中間大家可以看到這位穿紅衣的詩人,他就是崔顥,雖然很有才氣,但因奸臣當(dāng)?shù)?,他仕途頗不得意,這種懷才不遇的心境使他萌生了學(xué)道成仙的念頭,《黃鶴樓》這首詩就是這種心情的傾訴?,F(xiàn)在可以收集到關(guān)于黃鶴樓的詩詞共有一千七百多首,但因版面有限,這里只選擇了十一位著名詩人的詩句。登上了黃鶴樓的四樓,大家可以看出這里是黃鶴樓的文化活動場所,它專門陳列當(dāng)代書畫家游覽黃鶴樓留下的即興作品。中間為李可染先生的山水畫,右邊是李苦禪先生的遺作,左邊則是吳作人先生特為黃鶴樓作的《翔千里》。另外,這里還備有文房四寶,可供游客即興揮毫。(有興趣的話大家也可以試試,說不定將來這里也會陳列您的作品。)好了各位朋友,下面我們就要登上黃鶴樓的頂樓了(,看看在那里各位是不是也會有一種不一樣的感覺呢?)。大廳里展示的這是一組題為《江天浩瀚》的組畫,面積達(dá)99平方米,是全樓中規(guī)模最大的,它由十幅金碧重彩畫組成,表現(xiàn)了長江的自然景觀和文明史話淵源。從這里放眼望去,武漢三鎮(zhèn)盡收眼底,或俯瞰,或眺望,一片綺麗風(fēng)光,令人賞心悅目。黃鶴樓坐落在蛇山頭,由于這列山丘東西延綿,形似長蛇,俗稱蛇山。隔江對岸的則是漢陽的龜山,由于地層錯(cuò)動和大江沖擊,造成龜蛇兩山隔江對峙的獨(dú)特地貌,長江大橋則把兩岸山系連成一體,這樣,東西延綿的莽莽山嶺和南北穿行的浩浩長江在武漢大地上劃了一個(gè)巨大的十字,黃鶴樓正好在這個(gè)交點(diǎn)旁。東望則又是一番景象,山嶺延綿起伏,湖泊星羅棋布。在我們現(xiàn)在黃鶴樓所在的蛇山之東是雙峰山和洪山,這兩座山是武漢市的宗教勝地,其間有幾處著名的道觀及寺廟。再往東,則是著名的東湖風(fēng)景區(qū)和武漢市文教區(qū),一些著名的大專院校都集中在這里。
好了各位朋友,關(guān)于黃鶴樓呢我就給大家介紹到這里,希望我的講解能給大家留下一點(diǎn)印象,不詳盡的地方也請大家多多海涵。
(剩下的時(shí)間大家可以自由的參觀一下,半小時(shí)后在大門口集合上車。)
黃鶴樓英文導(dǎo)游詞正文:Yellow Crane Tower
(二)Good morning, Ladies and gentlemen,Welcome to Wuhan.Please sit and relax.Your luggage will be send to the hotel by another bus , so you don’t have to worry about it.Let me introduce my team first.Mr.Wang is our driver.He has 20 years of driving under his belt, so you are in a very safe hands.I’m Susan.We are from China Youth Travel Service, Wuhan Branch.On behalf of CYTS Wuhan Branch and my colleagues.I’d like to extend a warm welcome to you.I will be your guide during your stay in Wuhan.I will try to do my best to “warm the cockles of your heart”.We highly appreciate your understanding and cooperation.If you have any special interest, please let us know.I will try my best to give your appropriate answers.Now we are on the way to Yellow Crane Tower.At first, I would like to outline the general picture of Wuhan for you.Wuhan is in the southeast of China and covers an area of 8,494 square kilometers and has a population of 9.1 million.Wuhan is an important central city in China and the political, economic, scientific & technological, cultural and financial center in inland China.The third longest river of the world, the Yangtze River , and its longest branch, the Han River , cross here and divide the city into three parts, Hankou, Hanyang and Wuchang.There are 13
administrative districts in the city.According to the history, the Yellow Crane Tower, located on Snake Hill in Wuchang, is one of the "Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River(the other two: Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Tower in Jiangxi).The Yellow Crane Tower was first built in 223A.D, and was destroyed and rebuilt time and again throughout history.The whole compound ['k?mpaund] 化合物;混合物consists of the main tower ,side pavilions(側(cè)亭), corridors(廊道), memorialarchway
['ɑ:t?wei]n.拱門;拱道(紀(jì)念拱廊),tabletswith inscriptions n.銘文;碑文;題字and business streets of ancient style.The main tower 51.4 meters in height , is of 5 stores ,each with extended upturned eaves(屋檐上翹的).At its back is the four –storied White Cloud Tower ,29.7 meters in height.The two towers together form the symbol:”the home of the yellow crane in white clouds”(白云黃鶴的故鄉(xiāng)), another name for Wuhan.It was first built 1,700 years ago during the three-kingdom period, as a watching tower for the purpose of military defense to observe the enemy’s activity.As the time going , it became a scenic spot.Destroyed for so many times and the last time reduced to ashes , the tower was rebuilt on each occasion until 1884.The reconstruction [ri:k?n'str?k??n]n.(再建,重建;改造;復(fù)興)work of the tower started in Oct.1981, and it was completed in June 1985.So after 100 years, the Yellow Crane Tower stands on the top of the Snake Hill again.It seems a 5-storyed concrete [k?n'kri:t](混凝土的)tower from outside but it was a 9-storyed one inside with spiral ['spai?r?l]螺旋形的 staircase
['stε?keis]n.(樓梯)In Chinese ,9 has the meaning of longevity ,expressing the good wishes of Wuhan people.Now we are standing in front of the tower.With yellow upturned eaves, each floor seems to have been designed to resemble(類似)a yellow crane spreading its wings to fly.Let’s enter the hall on the first floor.The hall in first floor is over 10 meters high.A 7-meter long couplet(對聯(lián))is hanged on two pillar(柱子):”Fresh air comes from west ,clouds and fogs sweep off the shock of heaven and earth;Rivers goes towards east, its waves wash away the worry form ancient to present.”(爽氣西來,云霧掃干天地憾;大江東去,波濤洗凈古今愁)And a huge fresco(壁畫)“White Clouds and Yellow Crane” stands in the hall.What do you think of the picture? It is very beautiful, isn’t it? Do you know why we call the tower “Yellow Crane Tower”? The answer lies in the picture.Have you noticed that , in the picture there is a Taoist who played an flute(長笛)and rode an crane gliding ['ɡlaidi?](滑翔)through the sky ?It is a story about kindness and rewarding.Long long ago, there was a warm-hearted old man.He was very poor and ran a small wine tavern to earn a living.One day in the summer, the weather was very hot and the sun was very strong, a Taoist dressed in tattered ['t?t?d](破爛的)clothes entered the alehouse ['eilhaus](酒館;出售麥酒的酒店)He begged the shopkeeper for wine:” Excuse me, I am very thirsty but I haven’t any money.For god’s sake, could you give me a bowl of wine?” “sure” the shopkeeper smiled: “just help yourself” and gave him a bowl of wine.After that, the Taoist often patronized ['p?tr?naizvt.惠顧;資助;保護(hù) the tavern ['t?v?n](酒館;客棧)and enjoyed the wine without paying money.One year later, the Taoist wanted to reward the poor man.He picked up an orange peel from the ground and drew a magic crane on the wall.When he clapped his hands, the crane can dance with the rhythm ['rie?m]n.節(jié)奏;韻律.Many people came to watch this miracle ['mir?kl]奇跡.From then on, the tavern was always full of guests.During the ten years, the old man got out of the
involvement(財(cái)政困難)of poverty and ran a large restaurant.Ten years later, the Taoist revisited(重游)the old place.When he met Xin’s , Xin ‘s thanked him.He said: it is your kindness that makes you wealthy.After saying goodbye, the Taoist played the flute and then rode the crane to the sky.In honor of the yellow crane and Taoist, the old man, Xin’s , built a tower and named it yellow crane tower.Now we are in the second hall, and we can appreciate various miniature ['mini?t??](小型的)copied the styles from Tang dynasty to Qing dynasty.Now, let us enjoy the yellow crane in Tang dynasty, it has two stories, the first floor was the gate of the wall , the second floor was used for visitors to enjoy the view of the city.I have a question, which resembles with the current tower most, pay attention ,please.Right, the design of yellow crane tower was followed a Qing dynasty picture.Let us have a look at the model in Qing dynasty.It has 3 stories, the first floor has 12 eaves(屋檐)which represent 12 hours in one day, the second floor also has 12 eaves and it stands for 12 months in a year.The third floor has 24 eaves and represents 24 solar terms(24節(jié)氣).It is very interesting to enjoy kinds of models in different dynasties.In the three hall ,there is a huge fresco ['fresk?u]n.壁畫 “Distinguished people gathering;Romance through ages “in which 12 well-known persons in Tang and Song Dynasties are painted.They are Cuihao ,Libai ,Yuefei, etc.And the poetry on Yellow Crane Tower written by each one are used as dedications[,dedi'kei??n]n(奉獻(xiàn);獻(xiàn)身)to their own pictures.Both of the pictures and writings are quite excellent(卓越的), showing a unique characteristic(特征)。.Now we are in the fourth hall.Handwriting by modern expert are hanged on all around.Maybe you can try to learn Chinese from poem and show the poem to your family members back home.Such as YELLOW CRANE TOWER, and it is very simple.If you want to enjoy the Changjiangriver and the view of Wuhan, the good choice is to go to the fifth floor.And the rest time, enjoy yourself.That’s all for the explanation to yellow crane tower.Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.You will have another 30 minutes to have a look around the temple.I would like to repeat our bus number, WH12345.Please don’t forget.See you later.Your current visit to China is drawing to a close.It’s a pity you cannot stay in Wuhan any longer.Allow me, then take this opportunity to say something by way of a farewell.A Chinese saying goes ,”A friend from afar brings one boundless joy.”I hope you’ll take back happy memories of your trip to China.I hope you’ll come to China again.Everyone in the group has been very cooperative, friendly, understanding and punctual(守時(shí)的)。That is what I witnessed and experienced, it was much appreciated.Wish you have a nice journey home.Goodbye.
第四篇:歸元寺導(dǎo)游詞
歸元寺導(dǎo)游詞
各位游客朋友們,大家好,歡迎光臨美麗的江城武漢,我是楚天旅行社的導(dǎo)游員李成,叔叔阿姨們可以叫 我小李或李導(dǎo),小弟弟妹妹們叫我成哥,好嗎?我的手機(jī)號碼是??,在接下來的 時(shí)間里將由我為大家提供導(dǎo)游講解服務(wù),在我右邊的這位成熟穩(wěn)重,魅力四射的男士,就 是我們的司機(jī)張師傅了,咱們張師傅不僅僅是光有魅力,技術(shù)也是一流的。我們的車牌號是 鄂 A23478,這一路上,呢,大家盡管放心盡興的游玩,安全由老張負(fù)責(zé),開心就交給我了,如果有什么困難可以盡管找我們,我們將竭誠為您服務(wù)。游歷過山川湖泊,感受了風(fēng)土人情,向往過桃園故里,今天,我將帶領(lǐng)大家感受不一樣 的藝術(shù)奇觀---歸元禪寺。
眾所周知,佛教文化源遠(yuǎn)流長,其身后的文化底蘊(yùn)影響了歷代的文 人墨客,遷客騷人,可見其博大精深,而咱們今天要游覽的歸元禪寺就與寶通禪寺、蓮溪寺、古德寺并稱為武漢四大佛學(xué)叢林,歸元寺更是聲名遠(yuǎn)揚(yáng),在 1983 年被國務(wù)院確定為漢地全 國重點(diǎn)佛教寺院之一,現(xiàn)在為湖北省佛教協(xié)會和武漢市佛教協(xié)會的所在地。歸元寺建于清順治年間 1685 年,整個(gè)寺院分東、西、南、北、中五個(gè)院落,占地 17500 多平方米歸元寺現(xiàn)存殿堂樓閣二十八棟,呈袈裟狀。據(jù)說是禪宗的白光法師在明朝漢陽詩人王氏葵園舊址上興建的,關(guān)于當(dāng)時(shí)修建歸元禪寺還有幾種說法,有的說是白光、主峰兩位法 師明末戰(zhàn)亂時(shí)募化與漢陽府城鳳山門外,見尸骨遍野,一片凄涼,建“普同塔”和''歸元禪寺'',掩埋尸骨,超度亡魂,園主王章浦好奇,問為何為歸元禪寺,法師答曰:元,數(shù)之始,道之極,物之總也。歸元即歸真、歸化、歸本,出生滅界,還歸真寂本元,義同圓寂。圓是一切功德圓滿,寂是一切煩惱寂滅,歸元便是得到成佛之義也。如此一說,王章浦心悅誠服,甚至覺得法師道行無量,便將葵園獻(xiàn)出,作為建寺之地。還有一說,明崇禎末年,一富翁無 名斷指,聽說翠微草庵長老醫(yī)道非凡,隧穿草鞋前來進(jìn)香,祈求再接斷指。長老見其心誠,果然為他接活斷指,口松歸本歸元。富翁感恩戴德,愿為長老新建寺廟,即就其規(guī)模請問長老,長老法事完畢,隨手將破袈裟拋向天空,就此一袈裟之地,頓時(shí),袈裟越變越大,徐徐降落,覆地五十余畝,富翁見長老有如此法力,欣然買的這一袈裟之地,聘全國能工巧匠,選各地上材石,經(jīng)數(shù)年?duì)I造方告成功,并由法師以歸元為寺命名。
說著說著我們已經(jīng)到了歸元禪寺了,下面請大家隨身帶好貴重物品,下車隨我一起到里 面去參觀,在這里呢,我要為大家提個(gè)建議,進(jìn)入佛寺有個(gè)規(guī)矩,過大門時(shí)不可腳踩門檻,因?yàn)槟_踩門檻是對神靈的褻瀆。
現(xiàn)在大家面前的就是歸元寺的三門,也就是歸元寺的大門,佛寺的大門稱三門,即佛教 里的三解脫門。中間的是空門,左右分別是無相和無作門。這門的建筑形式也是有說法的,象此寺的三門八字朝外開,就是象征著廣結(jié)善緣,普度眾生,寓意吉祥。大家在看門上方的 直匾,相傳當(dāng)年白光法師要離去,主峰及眾僧挽留不住,只好請他題寫寺名,永志紀(jì)念,白 光盛情難卻,便在臨行時(shí)親筆寫下了歸元禪寺四個(gè)字。說到這兒,可能有的朋友會問了:“這寺名怎么不是橫著寫的呢?”確實(shí),全國佛教古剎不少,可寺名直書的卻不多見,因?yàn)橹睍旅挥谢实塾n匾額的寺廟才可以使用,可見歸元禪寺這座民間寺廟在佛教叢林中的地位了之高。
步入三門,映入我們眼簾的是晚晴文人張日煜的手跡"南無阿彌陀佛,現(xiàn)在大家右邊的 是北院,里面主要是念佛堂,藏經(jīng)閣等幾座建筑,下面我們就從北院開始游覽。此時(shí)我們所 在的地方名為翠微妙境,內(nèi)涵翠微泉,翠微古池,翠微亭等景觀。大家看著圓形門上的翠微 妙境,翠微二字還是源于王氏葵園,據(jù)記載,當(dāng)年王章浦購得太湖石,在葵園中壘砌了一座 高大假山,雅稱翠微峰,供高朋玩賞,當(dāng)年的翠微峰比現(xiàn)在的藏經(jīng)閣還要高,可惜的是在明 朝末年毀于戰(zhàn)亂。建造歸元寺的時(shí)候又搬掉了頹廢的殘石,翠微峰便名存實(shí)亡,白光法師感 到很惋惜,就將此石已到了寺右后方的小石山上至今?,F(xiàn)在歸元寺附近的翠微街等皆是由此 而得名。這里的妙境兩個(gè)字則是蘊(yùn)含著宗教色彩。接下來呢,咱們就到這邊來欣賞,這便是 念佛堂,進(jìn)入念佛堂的,大家可以看到,這里主要供奉的是西方三圣,中間的是阿彌陀佛,也就是西方極樂世界的教主,他的左右分別是觀世音菩薩和大勢至菩薩,不知大家注意到這 個(gè)供桌了沒?它長達(dá) 4.5 米,是于 1935 年制成的,上面刻了五組浮雕圖案,從左到右再現(xiàn)了我過古典小說《西游記》中的幾個(gè)情節(jié),分別為唐太宗為唐僧師徒送行、如來向伽藍(lán)等菩 薩說法,四大天王及七佛、來說法于樹下佛祖給唐僧師徒封位。
下面請大家跟我一起去藏經(jīng)閣,現(xiàn)在我們看到的藏經(jīng)閣是 1920 年重建的,為兩層五間,高約 25 米,其中的珍藏十分豐富,光這部清代刊印的《龍藏》就有 7250 部,除藏經(jīng)外,還 有佛像、法物、書畫、石雕、碑帖及外文典籍,是國內(nèi)收藏佛教經(jīng)典較多的一個(gè)佛寺。在藏經(jīng)閣旁邊的就是大士閣,主要是供奉觀音菩薩。
各位朋友,現(xiàn)在我們所在的就是歸元寺的主殿大雄寶殿,這里主要供奉的是佛教的最高 神釋迦牟尼,他是全寺中最為高大的一尊佛像,大家看佛前的這兩棵樹,代表的是釋迦牟尼 涅盤時(shí)的雙婆羅樹,據(jù)說釋迦牟尼在涅盤后遺體火化有七佛在火中顯現(xiàn)。因此人們拜佛前先 化紙錢或黃表紙,并焚香點(diǎn)燭,所以這里的樹葉也做成火焰型,樹間各有七佛。下面再請大家隨我一起去游覽羅漢堂。說到羅漢,我國五百羅漢的形象是自唐以后,有 元代開始興盛,而到了今天,在全國寺廟中保存比較完好的寺廟已經(jīng)不多了,民間有這樣一 句諺語:上有寶光,下有西園,北有碧云,中有歸元。比較而言,又屬歸元寺的羅漢堂最有 特色。他的平面呈田字形,內(nèi)有四院,是為了使殿內(nèi)的羅漢有充足的光線,另外田字剛好是 佛教中正反兩面卐(wàn)字相加,這種布局暗示著一種善神降世的吉祥和神秘感。這里的五百羅漢既非木雕也不是泥塑,而是采用的一種盛行于唐代的獨(dú)特工藝制成的夾佇像,夾佇像又稱脫 紗像或干漆像,歸元寺的羅漢堂就不能這么說了,歸元寺的羅漢塑像屬活脫干漆,其制作過 程較為復(fù)雜,首先要用粘土做成人形胎模,干后用生漆將絲綢或夏布層層沾附于其上,再用 生漆將混合的膏灰、木粉調(diào)勻涂刮,塑造細(xì)部,陰干后再打磨拋光,然后在塑像的背后開一 個(gè)小孔,注水化泥成漿脫出胎模并沖洗干凈,晾干后再木塊封口,再刷上生漆,貼上金箔,最后涂上桐油或亮漆以保持光澤。它的特點(diǎn)是抗潮濕、防蟲蛀,經(jīng)久不變,兩百年間羅漢堂 幾次遭受水災(zāi)侵襲,但水退后羅漢仍舊完好無損。這羅漢堂除了可供參觀外,人們還喜歡用它來預(yù)測一年內(nèi)的祝福,也就是武漢人說的數(shù)羅漢,方法有兩種,其中一種是隨意選中一尊羅漢,然后順著數(shù)下去,數(shù)到和自己年齡數(shù)相 等時(shí)看看那尊羅漢是什么樣子,然后大家可以去外面根據(jù)羅漢對應(yīng)的號碼買一個(gè)金箔,看看上面的偈語,就可以推測這一年的運(yùn)勢了。大家不妨去試一下,那么我今天的講解就到此告 一段落了,接下來的時(shí)間給大家自由觀賞,我們下午三點(diǎn)大門口見。
朋友們,大家玩的還開心嗎?咱們的歸元寺之行也要說再見了,很感謝大家給力的支持,不足之處也希望大家多多指導(dǎo)指導(dǎo),也希望大家在聽了我的講解之后能夠?qū)Ψ鸾痰奈幕滋N(yùn) 有一個(gè)深層次的了解,俗話說天下沒有不散的宴席,但我相信只要有緣,我們還會再聚,在 這里呢,我祝大家每天開開心心,合家幸福,前程似錦。謝謝!
第五篇:歸元寺導(dǎo)游詞
“上有寶光,下有西園,北有碧云,中有歸元。”歸元禪寺位于武漢漢陽翠微峰下的翠微路西側(cè),與古琴臺相鄰。言“歸元無二路,方便有多門?!睔w元寺寺名即來源于此。歸元寺原址為明代的私人花園,到一六五八年,由園主布施給化緣和尚在此修造了三座小塔,塔中掩埋無主的尸骨。后來蛻薪鄧財(cái)物修建寺廟,又經(jīng)歷代陸續(xù)重建,遂成為今日的格局?,F(xiàn)歸元寺建筑面積二萬多平方米?
主體建筑分內(nèi)外兩院。外院主要由門樓、庭院、池塘組成;內(nèi)院由北院藏經(jīng)閣、中院大雄寶殿及南院羅漢堂三個(gè)主體建筑,以及天王殿、地藏王殿等組成。歸元寺給人的一個(gè)突出印象是它的建筑風(fēng)格與其他寺院不大一致。它不具有整齊對稱的宏大格局,卻略顯雜亂。原來,初建寺院時(shí),化緣的和尚無法在短期內(nèi)湊聚足夠的錢財(cái)做整體安排。有錢時(shí)就趕快買地?fù)屝?,否則等到錢籌集足夠時(shí),周圍構(gòu)想中的地方則已被別人搶先買了。和尚們不得已,只能夠有一筆錢就修一處。山門朝東,建筑物卻由南向北逐次側(cè)進(jìn)。與一般大叢林相比,歸元寺“百尺茂林,千桿修竹,紅分日剎,綠繞云房”,多彩多姿,秀麗宜人。
經(jīng)過荷葉滴綠、蓮花盛開的蓮池,就是大雄寶殿,殿內(nèi)釋迦像兩旁是海島觀音,以及二十四諸天等像,放置在一個(gè)傾斜的面上,工藝水平極高。尤為值得注意的是,釋迦像前供桌的垂簾,它不是一般的紡織物,而是木刻而成的木質(zhì)垂簾。垂簾古樸典雅造型獨(dú)特,有較高的欣賞價(jià)值,是一件不可多得的藝術(shù)珍品。
向北而行可到藏經(jīng)閣,其建筑壯麗,裝飾典雅,是歸元寺收藏文物的寶庫。閣內(nèi)藏有清一套和貝葉真經(jīng)、牙雕或銅鑄佛像,俱為珍品,此外尚有國外贈送的佛事文物若干。正廳陳列了一座緬甸玉雕釋迦佛像,十分精美。
藏經(jīng)閣向西,繞過大士閣,南行至南院的羅漢堂,進(jìn)入內(nèi)室,可以看見呈”田”字形排列的五百羅漢。它們起伏坐臥,喜怒哀樂,各具姿色,各富特色,或盤腿端坐、或抱石問天、或研讀佛經(jīng)、或驅(qū)除邪魔,動作各不相同,有的勇武、有的溫和、有的天真憨坦、有的飽經(jīng)滄桑,表情個(gè)個(gè)有異,有的在怡然自得地掏耳朵,有的在百無聊賴地打著呵欠,使人忍俊不禁。羅漢制作的工藝水平很高,為十九世紀(jì)末清光緒年間黃陂縣王氏父子費(fèi)時(shí)九年制成。工藝上采用了漆布脫胎漆型的特殊方法:先用泥胎塑制模型,再用厚布、生漆逐層粘貼套塑,并使每座羅漢的頭部、兩肩、肋骨、腿骨等各自形成一個(gè)傾向,從而用藝術(shù)的線條形象勾勒出一個(gè)大的面,使動作、表情各異。這種工藝方法既利于固形,經(jīng)久不變,又能夠防腐,經(jīng)久不壞,此法為中國獨(dú)有。一九五四年武漢發(fā)大水,五百羅漢滿堂飄浮,水退之后卻完好無損,因此武漢民間又有了“五百羅漢洗過澡”的說法。
歸元寺也是近代佛學(xué)復(fù)興的發(fā)源地之一。一九二二年間春,太虛法師在歸元寺講經(jīng)弘法,時(shí)聽者甚眾,激發(fā)太虛弘法志愿,與兩湖聽講的名流商議,為更好地弘法利生,必須設(shè)立佛學(xué)院,廣泛培養(yǎng)佛學(xué)人才,此是武昌佛學(xué)院得以興辦的緣起之一。