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The Tibetans had the deep abiding instinct and understanding the nature of the human existence.
西藏人對于了解自然界中人類存在的原由擁有相當大的興趣。
Why are humans born? Where have they come from? And where do they go?
為什么人類會誕生?他們從哪里來?曾經到哪里去?
First, through their native traditions, and later on through the media of Buddhism.
首先，透過他們的傳統，接下來再透過佛教作為媒介。
Tibetans explored the nature of human existence, what it means to be a human being.
西藏人找到了人類存在的本質和身為人類代表的意義。
At the height of Torling's influence, it massed considerable wealth from donations made by pilgirms.
托林寺盛世時信徒的捐獻令寺方累積龐大的財富。
By King's reign, legend has it, the Torling's influence and wealth was so great it began to shadow the practical needs of the kingdom.
在赤扎西扎巴德國王的統治下據說托林寺的龐大影響及財富開始為古格王朝帶來陰影。
Guge relyed on a great pool of laber to work the irrigation schemes, grow the barley and raise the herds.
古格王朝依賴龐大的勞力來興建灌溉溝渠，種植青稞，飼養牛羊。
But as more and more men flocked to the monasteries, King saw his human resources dwindle and the economy became to suffer.
但越來越多人涌入廟寺為僧，赤扎西扎巴德發現他的人力正在短少經濟開始陷入困境。
By 1630, relations between the king and his brother had reached the all-time low.
到了1630年國王與胞弟之間的關系下滑至最低點。
A bitter dispute broke up between them, a power struggle between the monastery and the monarchy, between religion and state.
他們之間爆發激烈爭執，僧院與政權，宗教與國家之間爆發權力爭奪。
In the mix of all attention, all that was needed was a tiny spark to bring about the beginning of the end for Guge.
在這樣緊張的氣氛下，只要一點小火花就會啟動古格王朝的滅亡齒輪。
For centuries, the abandoned ruins of Guge and the kingdom once flourished here remained a mystery and virtually unknown to the West.
幾世紀來古格王朝的遺址及曾盛極一世的王朝對西方世界仍是個謎團。
Its remote location in the area of highlands of west Tibet kept it preserved almost intact.
地處西藏干旱高原使得遺址保存非常完好。
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