At a Zen Buddhist temple in southern Japan, even the dog prays.
Conan, the dog in the picture, is a 1 1/2 year old Chihuahua. His master is Priest Joei Yoshikuni. Just like his master, Conan joins in the daily prayers at Naha's Shuri Kannondo temple. He sits up on his back legs and puts his front paws together before the altar.
It took him only a few days to learn the motions. Now he is the talk of the town.
"Word has spread, and we are getting a lot more tourists," Yoshikuni said last week.
Yoshikuni said Conan generally prays before morning and evening meals.
"I think he saw me doing it all the time and got the idea to do it, too," Yoshikuni said.
The priest is trying to teach him how to meditate.
Well, sort of.
"I am just trying to get him to sit still while I meditate," he explained. "It's not like we can make him cross his legs." (STAFF WRITER, WITH AP)
在日本南部一處佛教禪寺，就連狗狗都會拜拜。
圖片中的吉娃娃「柯南」今年一歲半，牠的主人善國乘榮是寺廟的住持；柯南也像主人一樣，每天都會在那霸的「首里觀音堂」祈禱；牠會用後腿坐立在祭壇前，前腳合掌拜拜。
牠只花了幾天就學會這些動作，現在牠已成為那霸街談巷議的話題了。
善國在上週表示：「這件事已流傳開來，為我們帶來很多觀光客。」
善國說，柯南通常會在早餐和晚餐前祈禱。
善國說：「我想牠應該是老看到我在做這件事，才有樣學樣的吧。」
這位住持現在正試著教牠打坐。
唔，多少算是啦。
「我只是試著在我打坐時，讓牠能好好坐著不要亂動，」他解釋：「我們不可能教會他盤腿打坐。」（美聯社／翻譯：袁星塵）
1. Zen Buddhist adj.
禪宗佛教的 (chan2 zong1 fo2 jiao4 de5)
例: Mom was surprised when Jane became Zen Buddhist.
(珍信奉禪宗佛教時，老媽非常吃驚。)
2. altar n.
祭壇 (ji4 tang2)
例: Whose picture is on the altar?
(祭壇前那張照片中的人是誰？)
3. meditate v.i./v.t.
冥想 (ming2 xiang3)
例: Chas spent all morning meditating.
(查斯花了一整個早上冥想。)
4. cross v.i./v.t.
交叉 (jiao1 cha1)
例: Craig likes to cross his arms.
(克雷格喜歡雙手交叉於胸前。)
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