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The possibility of escaping the cycle of life and death and the promise of enlightenment encourages people to perform activities that benefit all beings. This belief assigns as much importance to the environment and its creatures as it does to humans, since every living creature is believed to have a soul. In the remote lands of Tibet, for over 1, 000 years this concept has been translated into practical benefits for wildlife, and it starts literally on their doorstep. |
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Buddhist monasteries have sacred sites, areas where taboos are placed on the hunting and killing of animals. |
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Some creatures have become so tame that the nuns are able to handfeed them, like these Tibetaneared pheasants. |
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Thanks to handouts from the nuns, these rare birds can survive the worst of the winter. |
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In this extreme place, people with few resources are prepared to share them with their needy fellowcreatures. The Tibetan example is a model for conservation. |
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bǎi tuō shēng sǐ lún huí zhuī qiú jiào huà de xiǎng fǎ, qū shǐ zhe rén men yī xīn xiàng shàn. yóu yú xiāng xìn wàn wù dōu yǒu líng hún suǒ yǐ tā men rèn wéi huán jìng shēng wù hé rén lèi dōu shì píng děng de. yī qiān duō nián yǐ lái zài xī zàng zhè piān pì de dì fāng, zhè gè guān niàn wèi yě shēng dòng zhí wù dài lái le shí shí zài zài de hǎo chù. sēng miào de fó jiào tú yǒu yī xiē shén shèng de dì fāng, zài nà li liè shā dòng wù shì fàn jì huì de, yī xiē dòng wù yǐ jīng bèi xún fú lǎ ma men dōu kě yǐ yòng shǒu wèi tā men. bǐ rú xī zàng yě jī. yóu yú lǎ ma shēn chū yuán shǒu nèi xiē xī yǒu de niǎo men kě yǐ huó guò zuì hán lěng de dōng tiān. zài zhè gè jí dù yán hán de dì fāng zī yuán kuì fá de rén men, suí shí zhǔn bèi tóng xū yào bāng zhù de shēng líng fēn xiǎng shí wù. xī zàng jiù shì yí gè zì rán zī yuán bǎo hù hěn hǎo de lì zi |