冈岛町（广岛县）– 周二，一项众筹活动正式启动，旨在为与佛教圣僧空海（774-835）有关的广岛县一座寺庙建筑重建筹集1.2亿日元（约75.8万美元）。该建筑于今年五月因火灾被毁。
Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Pref. – A crowdfunding initiative began Tuesday to raise ¥120 million ($758,000) for the reconstruction of a hall in Hiroshima Prefecture associated with Buddhist saint Kukai (774-835), which was destroyed by fire in May.
捐款将于明年1月4日截止。位于广岛县冈岛町宫岛市的灵天堂此前由真正寺管理，该寺是真正宗真言宗的总部寺院。
Donations will be accepted until Jan. 4 next year. The Reikado hall on Miyajima Island in the city of Hatsukaichi in the prefecture had been managed by Daishoin, a main temple of the Omuro School of Shingon Buddhism.
“门槛很高，”寺庙住持、66岁的 Yoshida 正裕表示，他指的是众筹目标金额。尽管如此，他表示：“我们希望以捐赠者的诚意来做好重建的准备。”周二，在火灾现场举行了一场祈求重建的祈福活动。预计2027年春季开工，同年11月完工。
“The hurdle is high,” Shoyu Yoshida, the 66-year-old chief priest of the temple, said of the crowdfunding target. Still, he said, “We hope to make preparations for the reconstruction with a lot of sincerity (from donors).”On Tuesday, an event to pray for the hall’s reconstruction was held at the site of the burned facility. Construction is slated to start in spring 2027, with completion expected for November that year.
据寺庙称，灵天堂重建总费用预计约为2.8亿日元，是2005年火灾后重建费用（约9,300万日元）的三倍多。费用激增主要受通货膨胀影响。
According to the temple, the total Reikado reconstruction cost is expected to be about ¥280 million, three times the amount spent to rebuild it following a fire in 2005. The surge is due chiefly to inflation.
灵天堂位于宫岛山顶附近，曾存放着据说自空海修行以来已燃烧近1,200年的“永恒之火”。在最近一次火灾发生时，永恒之火还存放在另一个地点。
Located near the summit of Mount Misen, Reikado housed the “eternal flame,” which is said to have been burning for nearly 1,200 years since Kukai underwent training. At the time of the latest fire, the eternal flame was stored also in a different location.
该火焰曾是广岛和平纪念公园中“和平之焰”的起火源。该公园于1945年8月6日在美国投下的原子弹袭击中被毁，正值第二次世界大战末期。
The flame served as the source fire for the Flame of Peace at the Peace Memorial Park in the city of Hiroshima, which was devastated by a U.S. atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945, in the closing days of World War II.