五分钟中文 5 Minute Chinese

积德转世:中式轮回观 Virtue and Reincarnation: The Chinese Perspective on Life

Episode 146

(本播客的介绍同时提供简体中文和英文版本。实用表达在下方。由于篇幅限制,全文稿件可通过邮件免费索取。我的邮件是TheLoneMandarinTeacher@outlook.com.
This podcast introduction is in both Simplified Chinese and English. Useful expressions are included below. Due to space constraints, the transcript is available for free by email request. My email is
TheLoneMandarinTeacher@outlook.com.)

中文简介:
大家好,欢迎收听《5分钟中文》。在这一期节目中,我将带大家探讨中国和日本文化中关于积德和转世的观念。我最近看了一部新日剧《重启人生》,这部剧讲述了一位为了能够在来生转世为人,而决定多次重启自己人生的女性。通过这部剧,我决定在本期节目中与大家分享我关于积德和转世的认知和体验,以及这些观念如何影响我们的生活和未来。

English Introduction:
Hello everyone, and welcome to this episode of “5-Minute Chinese.” In today’s show, I will explore the concepts of accumulating virtue and reincarnation in Chinese and Japanese cultures. Recently, I watched a new Japanese drama called “Brush Up Life (ブラッシュアップライフ),” which features a character who repeatedly restarts her life to secure a human rebirth in her next life. This show inspired me to share my insights and experiences regarding these concepts and how they influence our lives and futures.

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生词和短语

1.积德
Pinyin: jī dé
English: Accumulate virtue (doing good deeds)
Explanation: The act of performing good deeds to build moral merit, believed to influence one’s current life and future reincarnations.
2.转世
Pinyin: zhuǎn shì
English: Reincarnation
Explanation: The belief that after death, a person’s soul can be reborn into a new life.
3.因果报应
Pinyin: yīn guǒ bào yìng
English: Cause and effect (karma)
Explanation: The concept that one’s actions, whether good or bad, will have corresponding consequences either in this life or in future reincarnations.
4.轮回
Pinyin: lún huí
English: Cycle of reincarnation
Explanation: The belief in the cyclical nature of life, death, and rebirth, where souls are continuously reborn into new lives.
5.今生 / 来生
Pinyin: jīn shēng / lái shēng
English: Current life / Next life
Explanation: “今生” refers to one’s present life, while “来生” refers to the life that follows after reincarnation.
6.投胎
Pinyin: tóu tāi
English: Rebirth (reincarnation into a specific form)
Explanation: The process of being reborn into a new life, often used to describe which family or life form one reincarnates into.
7.修身养性
Pinyin: xiū shēn yǎng xìng
English: Cultivate oneself and nurture one’s nature
Explanation: The practice of improving oneself through moral, mental, and spiritual development, often seen as a way to accumulate virtue.
8.积善从德
Pinyin: jī shàn cóng dé
English: Accumulate good deeds and follow virtue
Explanation: A phrase emphasizing the importance of consistently doing good deeds and following virtuous principles.
9.作恶多端
Pinyin: zuò è duō duān
English: Committing many evil deeds
Explanation: Describes a person who has committed numerous bad or immoral acts, often leading to negative co

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大家好,欢迎收听新一期的5分钟中文。我最近看了一部新的日剧, 叫《重启人生》。这部剧讲了一位30多岁的普通女性,为了能够在来世转世为人,决定多次重启自己的人生。


在这里我不会剧透太多,但是呢,今天想借着这部剧,和大家聊聊中日文化中共有的这种积德和转世观念。


在中国,积德转世的思想深受佛教、道教和儒家的影响。佛教讲究因果报应,认为一个人的今生的善行会影响来世的命运。积德就是通过帮助他人、修身养性的方式,来积累善行和德行,进而改变自己或者家人的未来。在道教信仰中,修德积善可以延年益寿,甚至在死后得到更好的转世或成仙。而儒家则强调道德修养,认为积德行善不仅有利于个人,还能造福后代。


与西方的基督教传统不同,因为基督教强调通过信仰获得救赎,死后灵魂上天堂。而在中国的传统观念里呢,生命是轮回的。今生去世后,会投胎转世,重新开始一段新的生命。那你投胎到什么样的地方,什么样的家庭,或者能否重新投胎做人,都与今生的行为直接相关。如果你今生作恶多端,可能下辈子就要变成牛、马等动物,甚至像电视剧中一样变成一条鱼、一只蚂蚁之类。相反,如果你行善积德,下辈子可能投胎到一个好家庭,从而过上美好的人生。


中国的语言中也有很多跟转世有关的表达。比如“积点口德吧”,意思是说话要善良,要避免说那些恶言恶语。还有人抱怨的时候会说“我上辈子一定是做了什么坏事儿,这辈子才过得这么难”。这些都是反映了转世和因果的文化。


总结来说呢,中国的积德转世文化受到佛教、道教和儒家的深远影响。它教导人们在生活中积累善行。因为这个除了影响今生的命运,还会影响来生的轮回。


那今天关于转世的讨论就跟大家聊到这里。如果你对这个话题感兴趣,欢迎你通过邮件或留言跟我交流。如果你喜欢‘5分钟中文’,也请帮忙订阅、分享和转发,让五分钟中文能帮助更多对中国语言和文化有兴趣的朋友。再次感谢你的收听,我们下期再见。