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The whim of the noble elite in Guge to dress well goes beyond our bounds in the modern period.
在權(quán)力及生活無虞下王族繼續(xù)過著養(yǎng)尊處優(yōu)的生活。
These were people who wore their clothes and their jewels with absolutely no sense of guilt or regret.
試想古格的皇室成員，在當(dāng)時穿著奢華的程度，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過現(xiàn)代人所想像的，這些人不會因為身著華服，穿金帶銀而有任何罪惡感。
They reveled in beauty, the reveled in opulence. Not only did they wear their beauty, they lived amidst it too, in their houses, the way they decorated them with the greatest artwork of the time.
他們沉迷于美艷與坐擁大筆的財富，他們不只是穿著華麗，也住在頂級的華廈當(dāng)中，屋子里頭利用當(dāng)時最頂極的藝術(shù)來裝璜。
In this banquet room, Shidekpo and his queen would have enjoyed many social occasions, entertained by song and dance. Guge’s armory held the finest weaponry of the time.
在這間宴會廳內(nèi)，赤扎西扎巴德及他的皇后縱情于歌舞笙歌，古格王朝的軍械庫存放著當(dāng)時最好的武器。
Its sword smith used sophisticated techniques to craft superior steel alloys, making their swords much sold after.
刀匠使用復(fù)雜的技術(shù)煉鋼制作出評價極高的刀劍。
But Guge’s wealth and power also attracted the attention of envious neighbors who launched frequent attacks on the kingdom.
但古格王朝的財富及威望吸引善妒鄰國的注意，常常派兵攻打古格王朝。
Eventually one such neighbor would discover a weakness to capitalize on.
最后一個鄰國終于發(fā)現(xiàn)弱點(diǎn)。
And Guge’s fate would be sealed forever.
宣告古格王朝滅亡的命運(yùn)。
Just 30 km away down the valley from the palace at Tsaparang is the monastery of the Tholing.
托林寺距離札布讓三十公里遠(yuǎn)。
Today it is a modest structure underneath of its original size, but at its peak Tholing held more than 900 monks, and was the largest of Guge’s monasteries, both in size and influence, a power base, akin to the Vatican.
今日的托林寺規(guī)模只有原來的八分之一，在極盛時期托林寺內(nèi)有九百多位僧侶，是古格王朝最大的寺院，相當(dāng)于梵蒂岡。
Pilgrims flocked to Tholing, and with them came wealth which they gave to the monastery.
朝圣者涌入托林寺捐給寺院大筆財富。
At the center of the spiritual power base, was the chief abbot, king Shidekpo’s brother.
這座精神堡壘的領(lǐng)袖正是國王的胞弟。
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