法国游客与佛像拍照被定罪

时间：2012-08-22 08:24:53

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A Sri Lankan court has given suspended jail terms to three French tourists for wounding the religious feelings of Buddhists1 by taking pictures deemed insulting.

斯里兰卡一家法院以伤害佛教徒的宗教情怀为罪名判处三名法国游客缓期监禁，她们因与佛像拍照而被认为无礼。
 
Two women and one man were detained in the southern town of Galle after a photographic laboratory alerted police.
 
The pictures show the travellers posing with Buddha3 statues and pretending to kiss one of them.
 
Most of Sri Lanka's majority ethnic4 Sinhalese are Theravada Buddhist2. 
 
Mistreatment of Buddhist images and artefacts is strictly5 taboo6 in the country. The incident is alleged7 to have taken place at a temple in central Sri Lanka.

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Police spokesman, Ajith Rohana, told the BBC the French party had visited the laboratory to get pictures printed.
 
The images were impounded after the owner of the photographic laboratory alerted police, but they were later posted on a Sri Lankan website. 
 
On Tuesday a magistrate8 sentenced the trio to six months in prison with hard labour, suspended for five years - which means they will not actually serve any time in jail. The court also levied9 a small fine on them.
 
They were convicted under a section of the Penal10 Code which outlaws11 deeds intended to wound or insult "the religious feelings of any class of persons" through acts committed in, upon or near sacred objects or places of worship.
 
Last month there were reports that five Arabs visiting the island were arrested for distributing "literature insulting to Buddhism12". 
 
In 2010 two Sri Lankan Muslim traders were given suspended jail sentences for selling keyrings（钥匙扣） containing an image of Buddha.
 
That same year Sri Lanka denied a visa to the R&B star Akon, who had been due to perform a concert. It happened after public protests over one of his music videos which briefly13 showed scantily-clad women dancing in front of a Buddha statue. 
 
There is currently widespread excitement in Sri Lanka as the Kapilvastu Relics14 - believed to be bones of Lord Buddha - have been brought to the island from India for a two-week tour of temples.

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1 Buddhists 5f3c74ef01ae0fe3724e91f586462b77     
n.佛教徒( Buddhist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony. 处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒，用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
  • The return of Saivite rule to central Java had brought no antagonism between Buddhists and Hindus. 湿婆教在中爪哇恢复统治后，并没有导致佛教徒与印度教徒之间的对立。 来自辞典例句
2 Buddhist USLy6     
adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒
参考例句：
  • The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
  • In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。
3 Buddha 9x1z0O     
n.佛；佛像；佛陀
参考例句：
  • Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。
  • He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。
4 ethnic jiAz3     
adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的
参考例句：
  • This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
  • The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
5 strictly GtNwe     
adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地
参考例句：
  • His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
  • The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。
6 taboo aqBwg     
n.禁忌，禁止接近，禁止使用；adj.禁忌的；v.禁忌，禁制，禁止
参考例句：
  • The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.这些粗野的字眼在日常谈话中是禁忌的。
  • Is there a taboo against sex before marriage in your society?在你们的社会里，婚前的性行为犯禁吗？
7 alleged gzaz3i     
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
8 magistrate e8vzN     
n.地方行政官，地方法官，治安官
参考例句：
  • The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
  • John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。
9 levied 18fd33c3607bddee1446fc49dfab80c6     
征（兵）( levy的过去式和过去分词 )； 索取； 发动（战争）； 征税
参考例句：
  • Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor. 向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多。
  • Heavy fines were levied on motoring offenders. 违规驾车者会遭到重罚。
10 penal OSBzn     
adj.刑罚的；刑法上的
参考例句：
  • I hope you're familiar with penal code.我希望你们熟悉本州法律规则。
  • He underwent nineteen years of penal servitude for theft.他因犯了大窃案受过十九年的苦刑。
11 outlaws 7eb8a8faa85063e1e8425968c2a222fe     
歹徒，亡命之徒( outlaw的名词复数 )； 逃犯
参考例句：
  • During his year in the forest, Robin met many other outlaws. 在森林里的一年，罗宾遇见其他许多绿林大盗。
  • I didn't have to leave the country or fight outlaws. 我不必离开自己的国家，也不必与不法分子斗争。
12 Buddhism 8SZy6     
n.佛教（教义）
参考例句：
  • Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
  • Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。
13 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地，简短地
参考例句：
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
14 relics UkMzSr     
[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸
参考例句：
  • The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
  • Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

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