Aspects of adopting Buddhist literature in Su Shi's poetry --mostly about "Vimalairty Sutra" and "Suramgama Sutra"--

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  • 蘇軾の詩における佛典受容について : 「維摩經」「楞嚴經」を中心に
  • ソショク ノ シ ニ オケル ブッテン ジュヨウ ニ ツイテ ユイマギョウ リョウゴンキョウ オ チュウシン ニ
  • 蘇軾の詩における仏典受容について : 「維摩経」「楞厳経」を中心に

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At the middle of the Northern Song 北宋 dynasty, most of literary bureaucrats were found of not only Confucianism and Taoism but also Buddhism. They got a lot of new knowledge from Buddhist literature and monks, and included these knowledge in their poetry. Su Shi, one of the typical literary bureaucrats of that time, was no exception to this trend. Studying about the influence of Buddhism to Su Shi is indispensable to have a greater understanding of his literature and thought. In Su Shi's poetry, there are numbers of the expressions which have their origins in Buddhist literature. Among them, most notable ones are adaptations of "Vimalakīrty Sūtra" and "Śuraṃgama Sūtra" which are deeply related to the southern school of the Chan sect 南宗禪. In his youthful days, Su Shi looked for new possibility of poetic expression in the fables of "Vimalakīrty Sūtra". But in later days, he was affected by "Śuraṃgama Sūtra", and interested in the problem of accepting various kinds of sensation and keeping serenity of his mind. And then, during his last years in the southern area of the country, Su Shi thought deeply about this problem, and in the end, described the reflection on the serene surface of the water as a symbol of his purified soul.

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  • 中國文學報

    中國文學報 59 63-98, 1999-10

    CHINESE LITERATURE ASSOCIATION, DEPARTMENT OF CHINESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, FACULTY OF LETTERS, KYÔTO UNIVERSITY

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