阿伯特是寺庙的负责人，
The Abbott, who’s head of the temple,
将与三名高级僧侣一起判断他
will be judging him, along with three senior monks.
严森只能在场边观看
Yanseng can only watch from the sidelines.
11年的艰苦训练终于来到了这个时刻
11 years of gruelling training have come to this moment.
他的主考人有最高的标准
His examiners have the very highest standards.
运动必须与静止相匹配
Movement must be matched by stillness.
到目前为止，一切顺利
So far, so good.
但接下来，
But next,
严典最害怕的技术-
the technique Yandian fears the most –
猴子爬树
monkey going up the tree.
完美无瑕的
Flawless.
严典的武功很好
Yandian has excelled at his Kung Fu.
但他的成功还会毫无意义
But his success will count for nothing
如果他现在没有通过经♥文♥测试
if he now fails the scripture test.
选拔小组要求每个学员背诵
The selection panel asks each trainee to recite
来自《咒书》
from the book of mantras.
僧侣们被训练得不流露感情
The monks are trained to show no emotion…
即使面对失败
..even in the face of failure.
终于轮到严典了
It’s finally Yandian’s turn.
如果他成功了，
If he succeeds,
他将成为一名正式的僧侣
he will become a full monk.
他背诵经♥文♥
HE RECITES THE SCRIPTURE
如果失败了，再等三年再试一次
Fail, and it’s another three year wait to try again.
他成功了
He’s made the grade.
严典现在将成为一名正式的少林武僧
Yandian will now become a full Shaolin warrior monk.
他将用余生训练、学习
He will spend the rest of his life training, studying
冥想，在他的开悟之路
and meditating on his road to enlightenment.
少林寺已有1500多年的历史。
The Shaolin Temple is over 1,500 years old.
但新的奇迹一直在建造中
But new wonders are being built all the time.
泰国的法玛卡耶寺于2010年完工，
The Dhammakaya Temple in Thailand, completed in 2010,
有 300,000尊小佛像
is covered in 300,000 small statues of Buddha.
每天晚上，它都被成千上万的灯笼照亮。
Every night, it’s illuminated by thousands of lanterns.
但是25年前在伦敦建造的一个神圣的奇迹，
But one sacred wonder in London, built 25 years ago,
不仅仅是新的
isn’t just new.
这是世界上第一座组合安装的寺庙
It’s the world’s first flat-pack temple.
一座传统的印度教寺庙
A traditional Hindu temple…
在伦敦西北部的尼斯登
..in Neasden, northwest London.
这是欧洲有史以来第一座传统的印度教寺庙
It was the first traditional Hindu temple ever built in Europe.
即使在今天，它也是同类中最大的一个
And even today, it’s one of the biggest of its kind.
1995年完工，
Completed in 1995,
它由超过5000吨♥的大理石和石灰石制成，
it’s made from over 5,000 tonnes of marble and limestone,
在欧洲购买♥♥原石，然后送到印度手工雕刻
bought in Europe, and then sent to India to be hand carved.
超过2.6万件单品随后被运往英国
Over 26,000 individual pieces were then shipped to the UK
由志愿者精心组织
to be carefully assembled by volunteers.
据信，印度教神灵居住在寺庙的许多雕像中
Hindu gods are believed to inhabit the temple’s many statues.
当地的僧侣每天给他们喂食和穿衣
And the resident monks feed and dress them every day
当作活着的神
as living beings.
三天后，
In three days’ time,
这些神将获得今年最大的盛事
these deities will be honoured with the biggest event of the year.
米拉杰·帕特尔将扮演一个关键角色
Miraj Patel is going to play a key role.
我的信仰对我来说真的很重要
My faith is really important to me.
我试着把它放在我做的每件事的最前沿
I try and keep it at the forefront of everything I do.
22岁的米拉杰是一名医科学生
22-year-old Miraj is a medical student.
他的大部分空闲时间都花在寺庙里
Much of his free time is spent at the temple.
我认为寺庙不仅是一个礼拜的地方，
I see the temple as not only a place of worship,
几乎是第二个家
but as a…as a second home almost.
这座寺庙服务于伦敦一个10万人的印度教社区
The temple serves a 100,000-strong Hindu community in London.
和寺庙的其他志愿者一起，
And, along with the temple’s other volunteers,
米拉吉正在为最重要的约会之一做准备
Miraj is preparing for one of the most important dates
在印度教历法中
in the Hindu calendar.
新年
New Year.
他们互相问候
THEY GREET EACH OTHER
米拉吉是为众神准备巨大祭品的团队的一员
Miraj is part of the team preparing a gigantic offering to the gods
新年礼物
for New Year’s Day.
它被称为“食物之山”
It’s called Annakut, “the mountain of food”.
准备好,让我们摇滚吧
Ready? Yes. Let’s rock and roll.
对我来说，向诸神道谢真的很重要
It’s really important for me to say thank you to the gods.
让食物之山尽可能美丽
Making the mountain of food as beautiful as possible
是表达感谢的重要部分
is an important part of giving thanks.
哦，蓝莓？美好的
Oh, blueberry? Nice.
这对米拉杰来说也很重要
It’s also important to Miraj
按时呈现安纳库特的产品
to present the Annakut offering on time.
12点是午餐时间
12 o’clock is the lunchtime period
神和古鲁通常吃的东西
that the gods and gurus normally eat.
你不能迟到五分钟,你不能早到五分钟
You can’t be five minutes late.
You can’t be five minutes early.
但他们必须摆出超过1400道菜
But they have to lay out over 1,400 dishes…
这是主要障碍
..and there’s a major hurdle.
诵经
CHANTING
今天是排灯节，它本身就是一个重要的印度教节日，
Today is Diwali, itself an important Hindu festival,
还有需要展示食物的祈祷大厅
and the prayer hall where the food needs to be displayed
将持续使用到日落
will be in constant use until sunset.
所以米拉杰和团队的时间很短
So Miraj and the team will have very little time
为明天的大型活动准备好所有食物
to get all the food in place for the big event tomorrow.
一圈，然后呢？没问题
So, one circle round and then that? No problem.
他们现在所能做的就是尽可能多地装食物，
All they can do now is plate up as much food as they can,
因此，一旦被允许，他们就准备好出发了
so they are ready to go the moment they are allowed
进入祈祷大厅
into the prayer hall.
就这样吧
Take it that way.
这里有1万多块饼干和3万块印度糖果
There are more than 10,000 biscuits, and 30,000 Indian sweets.
看到那边那些绿色和紫色的托盘了吗？
See those green and purple trays over there?
就是那些，把它们放在这里
Those are the ones,put them over here.
有些是在寺庙的厨房♥里做的，
Some made in the temple kitchens,
还有一些是由崇拜者捐赠的
others donated by worshippers.
越稳定，越不可能
The more stable, the less likely…
确保一切尽可能美观
Make sure that everything’s as aesthetically pleasing as possible
因为这是献给神的礼物
because it’s an offering to god.
团队非常小心地制♥作♥每道菜
The team take enormous care to make each dish
看起来尽可能壮观
look as spectacular as possible.
完美
Perfect.
但许多人雄心勃勃，热切希望
But many are nerve-rackingly ambitious.
你又弄坏了吗？！是 啊
Did you break it again?! Yeah.
太阳落山了
The sun has set.
烟花爆竹
FIREWORKS CRACKLE
排灯节像往常一样，以砰的一声结束
Diwali ends as always, with a bang.
当崇拜者欣赏烟花时
As the worshipers enjoy the fireworks…
在空荡荡的祈祷大厅里，米拉杰和团队可以开始
..in the empty prayer hall,Miraj and the team can start
建立食物之山
to set up the mountain of food.
但是把盘子移到合适的位置是危险的
But moving the dishes into place is hazardous.
在我的脑海里总是有这种担心，
There’s always that kind of worry in the back of my mind,
如果我的盘子掉了怎么办？
what if my dish falls?
尽管他们面临时间压力，不能匆忙
Although they’re under time pressure, rushing isn’t an option.
真的很糟糕
It’s really bad.
提供不干净的食物是不礼貌的
Offering dirty food would be disrespectful.
所以它必须扔掉
So it has to be thrown away.
好的，慢慢往这边走
OK, slowly take it this way.
有些菜比其他菜复杂
Some dishes are trickier than others.
饼干♥他♥们总是出了名的难，因为他们经常
Biscuits. They’re always notoriously hard because they often kind of
滑啊滑啊滑之类的
slip and slide, and stuff like that.
说实话，我倾向于远离饼干
To be honest, I kind of tend to stay away from the biscuits.
现在是晚上11点
It’s 11pm.
米拉杰和团队今晚已经尽了最大努力
Miraj and the team have got as far as they can tonight.
新鲜的食物将在早上推出
The fresh food will be put out in the morning.
该回家睡觉了
Time to go home and grab some sleep.
印度教新年
Hindu New Year.
志愿者们从天亮就开始做饭，
Volunteers have been cooking since daybreak,
制♥作♥从咖喱到萨莫萨的各种食物
making everything from curries to samosas.
对不起，斯瓦米
Excuse us, Swami.
米拉杰和团队现在有两个小时的时间来仔细观察
Miraj and the team now have two hours to carefully
将新产品添加到显示屏上
add the new offerings to the display.
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