Blind Alley Poetry Collection

Author: Tianran Monk
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book is one of the "Lingnan Buddhist Historical Materials Series from the Early Qing Dynasty." The Lingnan Buddhist community is a coastal sanctuary of Chinese Buddhism, renowned for its numerous famous temples and the emergence of eminent monks. During the transition from the Ming to the Qing dynasties, social upheaval and turmoil led to the rise of Zen monasteries, where men and women refugees sought refuge in monastic life. The historical significance of the Lingnan Buddhist community in the early Qing period was established by a group of eminent monks who were both Confucian scholars and Zen practitioners. Many social elites and righteous individuals gathered around them, and their lives, deaths, departures, and literary works illuminated the coastal sanctuary with the light of centuries. This series of publications was funded and published by Buddhist circles, representing a cultural endeavor jointly built by the Buddhist and academic communities. Its release is bound to promote the humanization of the Buddhist world and the refinement of academia, truly a rare and auspicious occasion in a prosperous era.