Family Temple

For 36 hours after the earthquake and tsunami that eviscerated the east coast of Japan on March 11th, 2011, I was unable to get any word from my relatives who oversee and live in our family's Buddhist temple in Iwaki City, south of Sendai, the biggest city near the epicenter.

2011年3月11日，地震和海啸重创了日本的东海岸，之后的36小时，我一直无法与亲人们取得任何联系。他们在震中附近最大的城市——仙台南部的磐城，住在我们家族的佛寺中，看护这座佛寺。

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In Zhou Dynasty, the Custom of addressing the family leader by "sun" may be explained in relation to his privileged position as the grand-child in the family's temple sacrifice activity.

在周朝，以“孙”来称呼宗子的习惯与他作为家族宗庙祭祀活动的特殊地位有关。

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With Elder Pun's kindness, my family and I started coming to the Chung Te temple regularly.

由于潘前人的慈悲成全, 后学的一家人也开始定期回到重德佛堂的常班.

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Local Scholars also set schools in the family or the village temple.

地方士子也依家族、村庙兴学设教。

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When he moved to the temple from a devoutly Buddhist family in1981, Yongxin learned to add kung fu moves to his meditation.

释永信出身于一个虔诚的佛教家庭，他于1981年在少林寺出家后学会了将武术与坐禅合二为一。

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An Analysis on Classification Method of Bibliography of Sun Family's Memorial Temple

《孙氏祠堂书目》分类方法解析

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Daniel, this is the central hall of he Sun family ancestral temple.

大牛，这里就是孙氏宗祠的正厅了。

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Except for restaurants, stores and travel services, business comes to a standstill as people focus on family gatherings, temple fairs and, above all, feasting.

由于人们集中精力开始家庭聚会、逛庙会、尤其是大吃大喝，除了饭店和旅游服务区以外的商业陷入停顿。

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If a man was caught eloping, his name would be removed from the family temple, his land be confiscated, and his body tied to a door plank, beaten by stick until he was severely hurt or even dead; the girl would be either forced to go home or drowned in the well.

如果男子私奔被捉到，他会被从家庙中除名，拥有的土地被没收，而人则会被绑在门板上用木棍抽打直至重伤甚至死去。女子如果私奔被捉，或者是被休回家，或者被扔到井里淹死。

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The Balinese family unit, enclosed within the walls of a family compound, is merely everything-four generations of siblings, cousins, parents, grandparents and children all living together in a series of small bungalows surrounding the family temple, taking care of each other from birth to death.

封闭在围墙内的家庭单位，在巴厘岛，是生活的一切——四代亲属同住在环绕家庭祠堂的一间间小平房，照料彼此，从生到死。

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Uematsu didn't consider asking his father's family temple as he had heard the prices charged for a family member's funeral were "outrageous."

上松裕没有考虑他父亲的宗祠，因为他听说其价格贵的离谱。

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After 36 hours, I get through to my family at the temple in Iwaki.

灾难发生36个小时之后，我与磐城佛寺里的亲人们取得了联系。

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