The preface of Sanzang's holy teachings in Tang Dynasty, referred to as the preface of holy teachings, was written by Emperor Taizong. It was first written by Chu Suiliang, one of the four great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty. Later, Shaman Huairen collected words from Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and carved them into inscriptions, which were called "Preface of Tang Youjun" or "Preface of Huairen Wang Xizhi".
It is also called "Preface to seven buddha" because there are seven Buddha statues carved horizontally at the head of the monument. The inscription "Preface to Wang Ji" was erected in the third year of Tang Xianheng (672), with a height of 350, a width of 108 and a thickness of 28 cm. The inscription has 30 lines, ranging from 83 words to 88 words.
Brief introduction of the author
Wang Xizhi (AD 303 ~ 36 1) was born in Linyi (now lanshan district, Linyi City, Shandong Province) and moved to Huiji Yin Shan (now Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province) in his childhood. Li Guan jiangzhou secretariat, general of the right army, and will take the secretariat. Known as the "book saint."
Wang Xizhi, a beginner in calligraphy, traveled to famous mountains after crossing the river to the north, and saw traces of calligraphy such as Lisi, Cao, Zhong You, Liang You and Cai Yong successively, so he changed his teachers, cursive writers Zhang Zhi and Zhong You, and got a secret. Then he added the ancient method, changed the simple style of Han and Wei calligraphy, and created a beautiful and convenient modern style, which is true, solid and careless.
First, Liang Wudi commented on his book cloud: "The words in the book" Xi "are bold and free, such as the sky in Yue Long and the tiger lying in the phoenix, so they have been treasured from generation to generation and always thought they were training." Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, said, "Only Wang Yi has made a detailed study of ancient and modern times and made a thorough study of the fine elements of seal cutting! Looking at the slow work and the fine work, it was beautifully cut and the haze was exposed. If it is broken, it will be connected, and the phoenix will be like a dragon, and the situation will be oblique. If you don't feel tired when you play, you won't know its end, and you will pursue it with your heart.
This person is just that, and the rest is just that. What else can I say? "Because of the emperor's love and advocacy, as well as the echo of ministers, and because of his' peaceful ambition, no excitement and no fierceness, far away from the wind', that charming and beautiful calligraphy style is indeed respected by future generations, and it is reasonable to be regarded as a' book saint' for thousands of years and regarded as a standard by calligraphy circles.