China Buddhist Encyclopedia Poetry Verses Volume Painting and Calligraphy Volume

Author: Zhang Hongsheng
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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: This book consists of two volumes, "Poetry and Verses" and "Painting and Calligraphy," from the Buddhist Encyclopaedia of China. The "Poetry and Verses" volume selects nearly two hundred poems and verses, providing an in-depth analysis of their literary essence while emphasizing the Buddhist and Zen principles embedded within them. Through comparative analysis, it explores the mutual penetration and influence between Zen and ancient Chinese poetry. The "Painting and Calligraphy" volume adopts a combination of case studies and historical narration, offering a more profound revelation of the interrelationship between Buddhist and Zen principles and ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy.