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my hometown, there is one Christian
church, with a congregation of about 200 people, plus an even
smaller Catholic church. The popular form of religion, when
people are free to practice, is Buddhism.
There are
innumerable Buddhist temples everywhere, where believers come
with their offerings, and wishes, any day, and in particular
the first and the fifteenth of every lunar month.
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在我的家乡石码，基督教堂有一个，约有200会众，另有一个较小的天主教会。而佛教才是大教。在文革以前，大大小小的庙宇是无计其数的。1995年我回去时，信教已基本上自由，但有的庙产还拿不回来，如图一。
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This stone pillar
tells of the past glory of a Buddhist temple, which
was taken by the government during the Cultural Revolution, and
used since as a warehouse, at least up to 1995 when I took the
picture. |
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这个精美的白石柱记录了当年的壮观，但（到1995年）仍被一家工厂占用着。 |
front of a Buddhist temple |
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石码“五福禅寺 |
inside
of the Buddhist temple |
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“五福禅寺”的内殿 |
Shrines
in a relative's home in Quanzhou |
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泉州一个亲戚家家里敬奉的神龛 |
Shrines
in a friend's home in Hongkong |
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这是惠安洛阳镇张氏家族的祖厝神位。 |
place
where ancestral tablets are displayed and worshipped
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祖厝神位 |
ancestors |
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祖厝神位里张挂的列公列祖 |
saying
birthday wishes in the fashion of a Buddhist |
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是生日祝愿，但也跟烧香拜佛一样虔诚 |
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Updated
November 10, 2015
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2015-11-10
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