Zen Buddhism and Chinese Literature
by Xie Siwei
About This Novel
Focusing on the theme of Zen Buddhism and literature, this book takes Wang Wei, Du Fu, Han Yu, Bai Juyi, Wang Anshi, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, etc. As typical examples, and combines ancient literary theory and criticism works such as poetry of the past dynasties to analyze the widespread penetration of Zen thought in secular life and literary creation and its profound impact on the development of literature since the Tang and Song Dynasties. The author extensively uses theories such as phenomenology, existential philosophy, classical literature, and Zen Buddhism to reveal the intrinsic meaning and connection between the two as human spiritual phenomena at a deeper level. The whole book has rigorous arguments and numerous new insights, which is extremely helpful for understanding the history of Zen Buddhism and literature.
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