The intimate contact between Zen and Tang poetry, how did Zen poetry come about?

Give the landlord ideas. Zen Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty was a grand spectacle. At that time, the world's famous poets mostly interacted with eminent monks and virtues, and entertained each other and sang harmony. There are also a large number of poets and monks.

Song Zhiwen has "From Hengyang to Shaozhou Zhenneng Zen Master".

Wang Wei has "Blessing Zen Master Lan Ruo" and "Lu Yan".

Li Bai has "Farewell Donglin Temple Monk", "Su Qingxi Master", and "White Egret".

Du Fu has "Shangniutou Temple", "Su Suizhou", "Xuanwu Zen Master House Wall" and so on.

In addition, Cen Shen, Qian Qi, Wang Jian, Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi, Bai Juyi, etc., most of them have Zen poems circulating.

Choose one of them. They either talk about enlightenment, or about leisure, spaciousness, depression, Buddha nature, equality of all beings, freedom, and so on.

To analyze the artistic conception of Zen, we must first solve what is Zen and what is poetry. The second question to be solved is why Zen and poetry can be combined. The epiphany of Zen and the mind of Zen are the similarities between the Buddha and the spiritual elegance of the poem.

Then, the poem can be analyzed in combination with the author's background and Zen Buddhism.

Nanchi Miscellaneous Five Songs, Xiyun [Tang Jiaoran].

Shu Juan is poor, lingering and empty. There is a tangible thing that is not tired, and there is no trace to go with the wind.

It's no wonder that they look like each other, floating with me.

There is an innate similarity between Buddhist Zen and the "artistic conception" emphasized in ancient Chinese poetry. The way of thinking and religious culture of Zen not only influenced the poets' world outlook and outlook on life, but also injected new life into their poetry creation, thereby accelerating the process of poetic change and making the poetry of the Middle and Tang Dynasty and later present a new aesthetic category. "Artistic conception" is an important category of traditional poetics, and since the Middle and Tang Dynasty, the concept of "artistic conception" has been clearly put forward theoretically and added, which is represented by the book "Poetic Style" by the poet monk Jiaoran.

Poetry communicates with Buddha nature and Zen realm, the so-called "poetry chats about the effect, emptiness is only silence", (Jiaoran "Answer to Yu Bishu Winter Night"), "Poetry is destined for the environment, and the Dharma is empty", (Jiaoran "Autumn Night Yaohe").

Find Wang Wei's poems and read them.

Later generations often say"Poetry and Zen are consistent, and there is no difference"。Poetry, poetry, Zen fun, and Zen machine are easy to blend. Especially in the Tang Dynasty in China, under the influence of the prosperity of social poetry, Zen monks often used poems in enlightenment, teaching, and general discussion and Q&A.

This further illustrates the close connection between Zen and literature. From the point of view of poetry creation, it is traditional"Poetry and Words"，"Poetry is lovely"。But whether it is words or feelings, they all use the language of the heart, so in a sense, Zen Buddhism"See sex"Theory inevitably affects the poetry world.

Zen poetry, as the name suggests, refers to poems related to chanting Buddha and participating in Zen, and should be poetic works rich in Zen principles and Zen meaning.

There are many holy hands of Zen poetry in China's calendar, such as Hanshan, Shide, Wang Fanzhi, Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Wang Wei, Su Shi, Cao Xueqin, and modern Zhao Puchu, Master Qigong, Master Mingyang, Master Zhenzen, Master Zhou Ruchang, etc., to name a few. Almost all of the eminent monks and masters of Chinese culture have a penchant for writing Zen poems.

Buddhist poetry is easy to imply profound Buddhist principles, and some of the poems also develop in this direction. Due to the influence of Zen Buddhism, many poems pursue inner understanding and express the natural artistic conception of desirelessness and tranquility, forming the so-called Zen poetry.