世界奇觀第2期: 不丹普納卡和印度鼠神廟

3.A Monastery Devoted ?

致力於性的寺廟？

Chimi Llakhang near Punakha, Bhutan is not what would typically come to mind when you think of a religious order.

珠穆朗瑪峯腳下的不丹普納卡，與你想到的普通宗教地區不同。

Built in the 15th century, the temple's founder, Drukpa Kinley, was known as a "Divine Madman" and thought of as a saint despite his affinity for alcohol, womanizing, blasphemy, and crude humor. Neverthless, Kinley is revered within this monastery.

這座寺廟建立於15世紀，它的創始人Drukpa Kinley被人尊稱爲“神聖的瘋子”。他酗酒，沉湎女色，藐視神靈，還講粗俗的笑話。儘管如此，在這座寺院裏，他還是很受人尊敬。

To honor his legacy, Chimi Llakhang is adorned with colorful paintings and carvings of phalluses throughout the temple grounds along with nearly 100 tall prayer flags. Often, childless women within Bhutan will travel to the monastery and perform a fertility ritual, which involves a monk striking a devotee with a wooden phallus to ward off evil.

爲了繼承他的意志，整座寺廟的地面都用陽物的畫像和雕塑裝飾，此外還有將近100張巨大的嘛呢旗。通常情況下，無子女的婦女會到寺院中求子，和尚就會拿起木頭做的陽物敲打她，以趕走惡魔。

Temple Where Rats Rule

老鼠爲大的寺廟

The Karni Mata temple in India has something every wandering soul seeking spiritual fulfillment yearns for: thousands and thousands of rats.

印度的卡爾尼·瑪塔廟中有一大批特殊的生靈，雖然同樣是在尋求靈魂超度，但它們是老鼠，成千上萬的老鼠。

Considered the reincarnations of once living humans, the rats are sacred to the temple and its patrons. While the rodents would be treated as pests anywhere else in the world, here they are offered food and shelter.

由於受輪迴轉世理論的影響，這些老鼠對於寺廟和它們的資助人來說是神聖不可侵犯的。儘管齧齒類動物被世界其他地方當做害蟲，在這裏人們卻向它們提供食物和住所。

The temple is dedicated to Karni Mata, a 14th-century mystic who was believed to be the incarnation of Durga, the goddess of victory.

這座寺廟是爲了祭拜卡爾尼·瑪塔而建造的，一個14世紀流傳的神話中說，它是印度戰爭女神杜爾迦的化身。

Although a tourist draw, most visitors to the temple are Hindu pilgrims.

儘管是旅遊勝地之一，但大多數的造訪者都是印度教的朝聖者。