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The Wisdom of Joy: Poetry, Calligraphy, Painting, Zen and Performance of Maitreya

Wanfeng Mountain Man-illustrated By Li Xiongfeng

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Maitreya, the name of the Bodhisattva, is called maitreya in Sanskrit, translated as Cishi. He lives in the inner courtyard of Tusita Heaven. He is a Bodhisattva who makes up for his life. In the future, he will be reborn in this world during the tenth minor kalpa when his life span is reduced to 80,000 years. He will be the fifth Buddha in the virtuous kalpa after Sakyamuni Buddha. The author, Wanfeng Shanren, is both a Taoist monk and a master of Zen painting. He explains the Maitreya Sutra in the form of poems and paintings. This book's vernacular poems are paired with Maitreya's Zen paintings and inscriptions, creating a poetic, Zen and painterly atmosphere, which is beautiful and readable.

Perfect Wisdom: Poetry, Calligraphy, Painting, Zen and Heart Sutra

Wanfeng Mountain Man-illustrated By Li Xiongfeng

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"Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra", referred to as "Prajna Heart Sutra" or "Heart Sutra", is an extremely important classic in the Prajna Sutra series that is concise, profound, profound and succinct. It is a Buddhist sutra that Mahayana Buddhist monks and lay Buddhists recite daily. Interpretation of this Prajna classic is free and easy, with profound artistic conception. If you savor it carefully, you will gain a lot. The author, Wanfeng Shanren, is both a Taoist monk and a master of Zen painting. He explains the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra in the form of poetry and painting. A sutra, accompanied by 1-2 Zen paintings and a few short poems in vernacular Chinese. The poems are Zen and painterly, beautiful and readable.