巴歌德学院组织观看佛教遗迹影片 唤醒人们佛教意识

据《ANI》报道，2009年8月17日，为唤起巴基斯坦人们对佛教的兴趣，唤醒人们对佛教的意识，巴基斯坦歌德学院（Goethe-Institute）组织了一场关于佛教遗迹的影片观看。

该片是由巴基斯坦歌德学院考古暨博物馆系副主任Mehmood-ul-Hassan提供，演绎了佛祖乔达摩·悉达多的一生以及该地区佛教的发展史。

Hassan表示，在白匈奴入侵巴基斯坦后，该地区佛教遭到严重破坏，佛教徒开始往远东地区迁移。

他表示巴基斯坦Swat作为第二位佛陀的诞生地拥有着丰富的佛教遗迹，“除了挽救它们，我们别无选择。它们是我们的文化特征。”他还劝说巴基斯坦政府在学校中引入相关课程来让学生了解他们的文化和遗产。

据悉，佛教犍陀罗文明在巴基斯坦繁盛，因此巴基斯坦在佛教研究上具有重要地位，然而随着多年来该国对佛教持续的镇压和忽视，该地区佛教已几近消亡。（编译：子规）

Karachi, Aug.18 : The Buddhist religion is virtually extinct in Pakistan, as there is not even a single monastery in the country which once remained a hub of Buddhism.

Pakistan, where the Gandhara civilization is believed to have flourished, holds an eminent place in the Buddhist theology. However, due to continuous suppression and disregard over the years the religion slowly died out from the region.

The Goethe-Institute of Pakistan organized a visual presentation of Buddhist relics on Monday in order to arouse interest and create awareness regarding Buddhism.

The presentation which was delivered by Department of Archaeology and Museums, Assistant Director, Mehmood-ul-Hassan, focused on the life of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha and the development of the Buddhism in the region, The Daily Times reports.

Hassan said Buddhism was heavily destroyed in the region after the invasion of White Huns. Following the invasion Buddhists started migrating to Far-East Asia.

He said second Buddha was born in Swat and that is the reason why the Valley region was rich with Buddhist relics.

He urged the government to introduce courses of arts and heritage in the schools and colleges so that students could know about their culture and heritage.

'We have no other option but to save these relics, these are our cultural identities,' said Hassan.