[Reprint] Buddhism's influence on Chinese calligraphy LAN Ko Lou _ _ Sina Blog

Original address: Buddhism's influence on Chinese calligraphy author: Chinese calligraphy since its writing, produced "calligraphy" this unique art. It can be said that calligraphy is the embryonic form of the text source of origin in the ancient period. Under woxinghua on the history of Chinese calligraphy calligraphy stages: from business to the Western Han dynasty was the development period, from the Eastern Han through the northern and Southern dynasties was a prosperous period, sui and Tang dynasties are mature at a later time. Buddhism, in occasion of the Han dynasty since ancient times India East, participated in almost half of processes in the history of Chinese calligraphy. Therefore, as one of China's oldest art of calligraphy, under the influence of Buddhism is very deep. The one hand, the monks often encroach on calligraphy and painting, on the other hand, paintings were also involved in Buddhism. For a better understanding of this ancient art of calligraphy, explore and control their development and inner contact with Buddhism, this article try to Buddhist content featuring the works of calligraphy, calligraphy figures associated with Buddhism, Buddhist influence on the road three ways to make a brief. and based on the Buddhist theme for the content of calligraphic works in typography and produces no previous, extensive spread of Buddhist scriptures are a translated copy to complete. Seal character calligraphy developed into italics when then is to copy the, Epitaph, inscriptions, Cliff and statues are credited to the main form. These forms of Buddhism was spread on the one hand, on the one hand and a good development of calligraphy, are resorting to Buddhist themes for works of the content to appear, it can be said is flat out spectacular. 1, down to the point of view of Buddhism, sincere and transcribing Sutra is a great virtue, since the beginning of the Wei and Jin dynasties, there has been a lot of reading activities. Such as: the mo prajna Jackfruit, and the great Nirvana Sutra, the Buddhas to set, and the Dhammapada, the metaphor, and the ten core than the qiujieben, the Buddha said that the defence, and the hybrid apitan let-VI, and the Satya-Siddhi theory and the Hua-yen Sutra, the diamond prajna Jackfruit Sutra, the Buddha said that the Buddha, and the adjacent Tan adjoins the whirling of volume five. 2 ancient epitaph records in the first place was "people learn", "German industry for the inscription". Successful education and ethical role of German industry and most of them are living Buddhism influence results. Such as the Xiao Rong Epitaph, Liang dynasty, by Fei Wang's epitaph and the Siu huiyun science and wizards, such as those by monks from China to believe the contents of the subject matter. 3, the inscriptions with the rise of Buddhism, a large number of treasures of calligraphy in the inscriptions group. Such as: the Hui, Ma Ming Temple Mage the temple built a monument, the fajian law wing Doin Hoshi Tablet be monk Buddhist monument, and the second. The bright temple built, together with the Zheng Wengong monument and miracle, was named "simple high calligraphy, rich dense, whom Chinese pistache in the extreme". 4, Cliff cliff on the cliff walls are movements of calligraphic works in order to achieve "stone, and entrusted to mountains, forever in every direction" effect. Book on the famous giant stone carving, forming a large landscape. The four mountain Cliff stone and the Tarzan of the Diamond Sutra is the most famous. refers to the four mountain Cliff stone carving in Shandong province in zouxian Tieshan, the Eagle's nest, Katoyama, Okayama works. Stones can be said that at the moment is a site of Buddhist stone poems, which contains the Listening To Hearsay, and the title and the Lankavatara Sutra, and the concept of Sukhavativyuha Sutra, font emphasis, apostrophe changes significantly the thickness reduction of fracture by manipulation, Kang You-wei, of the broad art boat double row: "four mountain cliff, through whom Chinese pistache, RADIUS, high Hun Jian Mu, arm nest track." the Tarzan of the Diamond Sutra, which at the southern foot of Taishan Mountain, Longquan on the stone floor of the Valley, existing over more than 900 words, word size two-feet, covering an area of 6,000 sq m, fonts like fugitive Hun coagulation, spirit or diluted, solemnness peaceful, generous, known as "bangshu". 5, the statues bear knife toward the Buddhist vogue, General capabilities and conditions of persons in the community, will build niche for a statue of the Buddha, Buddha chisel, on both the shrine at around like a piece of text, giving the statue when and why, this text is called "statue in mind". In the Buddhist grottoes, statues remember most is the Northern Wei Dynasty of the Longmen Grottoes, accumulated more than 100,000 statues Zun, lemma; my more than 3,600 products. Such as: the immortal statue and Temple, and the Lv Ansheng artificial like JI, the Yao Bo statues in mind, and the coin, the gantry 20 products on the law, the Monk Monk statues by JI, etc. With the gantry 20 Crystal famous, are associated with Buddhist works full of taste, give the inspiration, in the history of calligraphy has a great value. calligraphy characters related to the second, and Buddhism spread Buddhism in China in the process, always occupies a irreplaceable status in ancient literati and eye, manifests itself can be considered their spirit garden. Everything from ancient famous calligraphers, such as the Yi King, Zhiyong, Yan Zhenqing, Yang Ning, Su Shi, Wen Zhengming, Dong qichang, Deng Shiru, he Shaoji, almost all has been more or less contact with Buddhism, calligraphy manifests itself in, and have forged indissoluble bond. Their people, to the history of Chinese calligraphy painting on a series of distinct symbols to form a bright chapter. 1, the Buddhism of famous calligraphers Wang Xi Yi little, who says "the right army generals", Shandong langya people, monks and cotton to, as the monks built damoduoluoshe House Temple. Crown must his cursive, calligraphy of ancient and modern, preface their handwriting to the Orchid Pavilion set statues for the "best '", and its contents are fully expressed a Buddhist feelings of detachment was born. Yu Shinan yuyao people in yongxing County Viscount, called "Yu Yongxing" Buddha, engineer Zhiyong monk, works handed down the Confucius Temple monument, and the Orchid Pavilion, such as sequence, and breaking evil on the sequence. Yan Zhenqing Chen Qing, who said, "Yan Lu", the learned family has a strong Buddhist thought. V progenitor pigments and pushing of the Yan family, emphasizing the son "and give up, carefully read and think that afterlife Guide". Monk Jiao ran 's, HeeI be in close association with SB, Qing Peng Jiqing lay biography, Yan Zhenqing received a transmission. The pagoda built, and the area will appear in Lotus works handed down the sentence, the sacrifice your nephew be respected as "second in the world '". Liu Gongquan Cheng hung, North of Beijing Hua Yuan men (today Shanxi Yao County), Buddha. Works handed down there are the xuanmi monument, and the poetry of the Diamond Sutra and the Orchid Pavilion sticking. Kai Yan Zhenqing and said "NGAN gluten bone in filet". xiweijushi, Yang Ning, the five dynasties calligrapher, Buddhism, the award-winning who Buddhist temples, and Monk friends, better than the temple walls between questions. The old history of the five dynasties, book 19 biongraphies VIII: "coagulation is longer than the song poems, good ties, luochuan temples and blue wall pink walls, lemma; my is perilous times, people with its longitudinal Festival, ' wind ' Yan". Su Dong Poju, song, one of the four, poetry, calligraphy, must then, and Buddhism but also have a large circle of friends, literature has documented, latent printing, road, and eloquence of the Buddha monks everyday friends, ex-monastery wrote the brave by 18 statues, Huangzhou cold food festival of poetry posted, the incessant rain is a representative work, uninhibited nature, full of Zen. 2, monks calligrapher zhiyongnan Chen, Book of Sui, Wang Xizhi's seventh Sun, Sanyo, and said "never Zen master". Yong Yan SI books, said of the Pavilion pool terrace 30 years down, book of the thousand words as much as 800, zhedong Temple-grant, famous for its "wing eight law", in the history of calligraphy in shugong. "Back into the mass graves" for book work behind, resign from Office and return home, such as assigning. Qing he Shaoji: "think tank Division fell from the sky, from the sky, still insufficient despite hardships trace Yu Zhi". Wai Yan tangtaizongshihong Temple monk, long-term studies, fall in study on Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, handwriting won the "two kings" meaning of a passage. In 20 years time will be hidden by the Court of King's ink for circulation and integration of the sacred teaching sequence, ordered nature, above and below one, leave no trace, do so. huaisuzhong Tang monk, Xuan Zang disciple, in a famous artists ' rapid cursive writing, self-indulgent, and Xu and said "top hangover effect". The account in one ' s own words, and the bitter, such as bamboo shoots with SI. Dai Shulun Qing poem in praise: "Chu-monk huaisugong cursive, ancient method can do more than new. Shenqing bone crane sincere, drunk key for me. ���� Chi SI cents sharp ink play, full voice than sth " road Jiqing monk, Tao, calligraphy and painting double the vast, bitter melon, monk, Qing Xiang-old cosmopolitan wandering life and manifests itself in the conduct of danding, calligraphy style making it clear and invigorating the clever, wild fun, Jane light halal, wrote the beauty of the six dynasties. Monk of quotations with the Balsam PEAR, calligraphy and posterity. Bada Shanren Qing dynasty monk, Tao, together, grass Suo Jing chapter books, ' Mi Fu, square and with a pen, jieti vertical and horizontal neatness and make good use of worn-out writing brush, comb long run. Painting and calligraphy are treasures, people treasure. third, the influence of Buddhism on the road, what is meant by "calligraphy"? hanyangxiong: "books, heart art". Yuan Haojing of the Books: "calligraphy of miscellaneous". Book systems, general discussion, not to give up, will, wisdom of three. And among this communicates with calligraphy. Among them, and book arts links for closer. Han-Yong Choi, of the pen on the cloud: "book, sit silently meditation, random loss, not to export, no surplus income, sunk key expression, such as extreme, is not bad. "Wang Xizhi also said," you wish to book, concentrate first meditation, envision glyphs, before the order is intended to, and Word. "In view of calligraphy combined with the Buddhist, demonstrates this point. Because, when book arts development to maximize time, it is not a breakthrough in modeling skills or line art, but looking for a personality inherent xiuwei. Buddhism as a card and not to the idea of foreign workers, is also the pursuit of the highest realm of the art of calligraphy. therefore, when you book on the pool terrace hammer, manifests itself in moral principles are rooted in our own mind to form a view of the universe and life. For example, the "Zen men", "book is the philosophy of the mind", which is at the base of Buddhism, and artistic conception of Zen road, leading to peace, indifferent, detached, natural, simple boundary also came into being, as well as the pursuit of "Zen and the book double", "books and people's unity". These ideas have been accepted by the people, has become a kind of orientation on calligraphy evaluation standards and aesthetic charm. Under the influence of this idea, eventually, the road book for book promotion, in fact, on the promotion of ethics. calligraphy till today, it is a wonderful work in the field of Chinese art. And in this one, play an invaluable role in Buddhism. Chen yinke has said: "the art of developing under the influence of Buddhism, and the spread of Buddhism also borrow art for funding". History of the book as a whole, although all ages book on formation of different calligraphy styles, such as rhyme, Jin, who is, law of the Tang dynasty, song, Yuan and Ming dynasties retro, the Qing dynasty stele. However, its artistic goal is not really free, kindness, beauty and exploration. Their dedication to the arts, has a like devotion of believers, and Buddhist influence in calligraphy at the same time, spread itself has been very good with calligraphy, reaching, can complement each other. 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