寺庙香火传承危机：日本僧侣也相亲_BEC初级作文

寺庙香火传承危机：日本僧侣也相亲

在此次参加活动的51位僧侣中，有一位来自冈山县仓敷市的27岁的僧人，他告诉《朝日资讯》的记者说：“想要遇到一位愿意跟僧人结婚的女性真的不容易，除非我们非常主动地去跟她们接触。” 担心家族寺庙未来命运的不只是这些僧人们。一位来自爱知县一宫市的24岁女性告诉我们：“我父亲是一座寺庙的主人，我有三个姐姐。我想找个愿意接管父亲寺庙的丈夫。” 另外还有一位37岁的女性来参加相亲会，她的家族与寺庙并没有什么关联。她向我们描述了与僧侣结婚的现实的经济吸引力：

"If you marry a monk who owns a temple, as opposed to marrying a businessman, you do not need to worry about your husband being laid off as a result of his company's restructuring," she said.

“要是跟管理一家寺庙的僧侣结婚，会比嫁给商人好，因为你不需要担心哪天你丈夫会因为公司重组而下岗。”

Buddhism, the nation's second major faith after Shinto, has suffered a steep decline in popularity in recent years, with many temples facing financial difficulties as a result.

在日本，佛教是仅次于传统民族宗教神道教的第二大宗教。近些年由于佛教受欢迎程度急剧下降，众多寺庙都面临着财政困难。

A growing number of innovative projects have been developed by Buddhist temples in Japan in order to revive interest and income – from opening jazz lounges and beauty salons to catwalk shows and hip hop concerts.