尼泊尔佛教女性练习功夫以自卫和增强力量
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Buddhist nuns in Nepal are once again performing martial arts for the public after a five-year break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
尼泊尔的佛教尼姑在因新冠疫情中断五年后，再次为公众表演武术。
The women recently put on a show for onlookers at their religious community, called a monastery, outside the capital Kathmandu.
这些女性最近在首都加德满都郊外一个名为修道院的宗教社区，为旁观者进行了一场表演。
The performance was attended by reporters from Reuters news agency.
路透社的记者观看了演出。
Members of the hilltop Druk Amitabha Monastery are part of the 1,000-year-old Drukpa religious organization.
山顶的竹巴阿弥陀佛寺的成员属于拥有千年历史的竹巴宗教组织。
The group gives nuns equal status to male community members called monks.
该团体赋予修女与被称为僧侣的男性社区成员同等的地位。
The Drukpa lineage includes the only female order in the male-led Buddhist monastery system.
竹巴传承包括男性主导的佛教寺院体系中唯一的女性教团。
The nun community was established in 2009 and now has 300 members between the ages of six and 54.
修女团体成立于2009年，目前有300名成员，年龄在6岁至54岁之间。
The nuns come from Bhutan, India and Nepal.
这些修女来自不丹、印度和尼泊尔。
They are all trained in kung fu, the ancient Chinese style martial art that promotes self-defense and strength.
他们都接受过功夫训练，这是一种古老的中国武术风格，旨在提升自卫能力和增强力量。
In their recent performance, the nuns were seen moving their hands quickly and kicking their legs high, with some holding swords.
在最近的表演中，修女们手部动作迅速，踢腿高高抬起，其中一些人还手持剑。
Hundreds of people gathered to watch the performance and cheered the group on.
数百人聚集在一起观看表演，并为这个团体加油助威。
Usually, such religious organizations expect nuns to cook and clean and not practice any form of martial arts.
通常，这类宗教组织期望修女负责烹饪和清洁，并不从事任何形式的武术练习。
But one monk, Gyalwang Drukpa, decided to train women in kung fu to improve their health and spiritual well-being.
但有一位名叫嘉旺竹巴的僧人，决定教授女性功夫，以改善她们的健康和精神福祉。
He has a position just slightly below the Dalai Lama in the Tibetan Buddhist leadership.
他在藏传佛教领导层中的位置仅次于达赖喇嘛。
Jigme Jangchub Chosdon is a 23-year-old nun who came from Ladakh in India.
吉美·蒋秋·曲珍是一位来自印度拉达克的23岁尼姑。
She told Reuters, “We do kung fu to keep ourselves mentally and physically fit, and our aim is to promote women's empowerment and gender equality.
她告诉路透社：“我们练功夫是为了保持身心健康，我们的目标是促进女性赋权和性别平等。”
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Another performer was 24-year-old Jigme Yangchen Gamo, a nun from Ramechhap in Nepal.
另一位表演者是24岁的吉美·扬琴·加莫，来自尼泊拉姆切哈普的尼姑。
She said, "With the confidence from kung fu, I really want to help the community, young girls to build their own strength."
她说：“凭借从功夫中获得的自信，我真的很想帮助社区里的年轻女孩建立自己的力量。”
The nuns’ website explains that the combination of gender equality, physical strength and respect for all living things represents the order's return to its "true spiritual roots."
修女们的网站解释说，性别平等、体力以及对所有生命的尊重相结合，代表了该修会回归其“真正的精神根源”。
In the past, the nuns have traveled long distances on foot and by bike in the Himalayas to raise money for disaster relief and to promote environment-friendly living.
过去，修女们曾徒步和骑自行车在喜马拉雅山区长途跋涉，为救灾筹集资金，并倡导环保生活。
Another member of the group is Jigme Konchok Lhamo, a 30-year-old nun from India.
该团体的另一位成员是来自印度的30岁尼姑吉美·贡秋·拉姆。
She said her main goal for the future is to reach enlightenment like Lord Buddha, who founded Buddhism 2,600 years ago.
她说，她未来的主要目标是像2600年前创立佛教的佛陀那样开悟。
She added, "But for now as I am a normal person... I think I will be focusing more on helping others. Helping others is our religion."
她补充道：“但就目前而言，作为一个普通人……我想我会更专注于帮助他人。帮助他人是我们的信仰。”
I’m Jill Robbins.
我是吉尔·罗宾斯。
Gopal Sharma reported this story for Reuters.
戈帕尔·夏尔马为路透社报道了这一故事。
Jill Robbins adapted it for Learning English.
吉尔·罗宾斯为《学习英语》改编了它。
