全国人大代表、少林寺方丈释永信表示,时机成熟的时候,少林寺会考虑在海外开办分支机构。他说,每年至少有1000名海外人士来少林寺修行佛法或学习中国工夫,而且还在不断增加;另外每年来少林寺参观的海外佛教徒人数也达到20万。中国佛教协会副会长学诚法师表示,佛教的理性特点和思辨色彩,跟西方文化有着很多的契合点,是东西方文明对话的有效媒介。今年年初,少林景区因管理混乱而被全国旅游景区质量等级评定委员会要求“限期整改”,曾引发一阵热议。释永信方丈表示,宗教活动一直都是少林寺的主要工作,旅游业排在其次,并称会努力提高服务质量。
China's most renowned Buddhist attraction, Shaolin Temple, is planning to open overseas branches "when conditions are mature", according to the temple's abbot.
Shi Yongxin, abbot of the Shaolin Temple, said at least 1,000 overseas visitors stay at the temple every year in Central China's Henan province to practice Buddhism and Chinese kung fu, and the number has been increasing.
Another 200,000 Buddhists come from abroad to the temple annually for sightseeing, and groups of foreign practitioners are commonly seen, said Shi, who is also a deputy to the National People's Congress.
"The number is very impressive, considering that Shaolin Temple is located far from cities and visitors have to make a special trip."
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