Zhao Puchu is a very good person and has good calligraphy. I admire Zhao Gongzhi very much as a person, so I also like to read his calligraphy. It's just that Mr. Zhao responded to the requests of those who asked for letters and wrote too much, so it was impossible for all of them to be excellent works. For calligraphy enthusiasts like me, it is enough to be as good as Zhao Gong's calligraphy.
1. Life of Zhao Puchu Mr. Zhao Puchu (1907~2000) was a poet, calligrapher, and lay Buddhist. Born in Taihu County, Anhui Province,
studied at Soochow University in Jiangsu in 1926. After graduation, he served as secretary of the Shanghai Jiangzhe Buddhist Federation and the Shanghai Buddhist Association for ten years. In 1936, he established a national salvation organization called the "Chinese Buddhist National Defense and Peace Association" in Shanghai and participated in anti-Japanese and national salvation activities.
In 1939, he participated in the democracy promotion movement. In 1945, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he participated in the organization of the China Association for the Promotion of Democracy and served as deputy director of the Shanghai branch. In terms of economic work, Zhao Puchu served as president of Siming Bank, managing director and general manager of Shanghai Antong Transportation Company and Shanghai Huatong Transportation Company.
In October 1949, the People's Republic of China was established in Beijing. Zhao represented the Shanghai Buddhist community at the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 1950, Zhao served as deputy director of the Civil Affairs Department and deputy director of the Personnel Department of the East China Military and Political Commission, and deputy director of the Legal Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.
In November 1952, the monks and laypeople who initiated the organization of the Chinese Buddhist Association held a sponsor meeting at Guangji Temple in Beijing on April 5 and 5, and decided that Zhao Puchu would serve as the director of the preparatory office.
The founding meeting of the Chinese Buddhist Association was held in May 1953 at Guangji Temple in Beijing. At the meeting, Zhao Pu was selected as the vice president. Afterwards, layman Zhao Puchu served as vice president and secretary general until 1980.
After 1978, Buddhism, which had been inactive for ten years, gradually recovered. In 1980, at the Fourth National Representative Conference of the Chinese Buddhist Association, layman Zhao Puchu was elected as the president. Mr. Zhao Puchu is an outstanding patriotic religious leader who has extensive influence in the religious circles at home and abroad. He has profound attainments in Buddhism. His works such as "Buddhist Knowledge Questions and Answers" are highly praised by the Buddhist circles and have been reprinted many times and widely circulated. In addition to leading the Buddhist Association of China, Mr. Zhao Puchu also serves as Vice Chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Association for the Promotion of Democracy, Vice Chairman, Director of the Central Consultative Committee, and Honorary Chairman of the Central Committee of the Association for the Promotion of Democracy. Vice Chairman.
After the old layman Zhao Puchu turned ninety, his health gradually declined and he often stayed in the hospital to recuperate. He died of illness in Beijing on May 21, 2000, at the age of ninety-three. He expressed his lofty spiritual state in the will he left before his death: "I am happy to live, and I will have no regrets in death. The flowers are still blooming, and the water is flowing. Where am I? Who can rest in peace? The bright moon and the clear breeze, I am looking for it without labor. "As for the disposal of the body, I wrote a will twenty years ago and put it in a bookcase. I lost it for unknown reasons. I still remember the original text and wrote it again. Except for the eyeballs, the body was donated to the Tongren Hospital Eye Bank. Any part that can be used to treat the sick and injured should be used by doctors as much as possible. After use, they should be wrapped in old sheets and cremated. No ashes should be left. No urns should be left. Do not say "rest in peace" to the body. To metaphorize wisdom, the breeze symbolizes freedom from any constraints. This poem by Zhao Puchu embodies his firm, profound and lofty faith, wisdom and practice, and shows his spiritual state of harmony, nirvana and tranquility. , and all of this is the solid foundation and source of strength for his lifelong love and benefit to mankind.
Mr. Zhao Puchu is a famous writer, poet and calligraphy master who is well-known at home and abroad. He was an honorary member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association. Chairman, President of Xiling Seal Society. He has a very exquisite and in-depth study of Chinese classical literature, and has achieved high attainments in poetry, music, and calligraphy. His poetry, lyrics, and music have been collected into collections such as "The Collection of Dripping Water" and "The Collection of Dripping Water". "Collection of Pieces of Stones", many of which are widely read at home and abroad.
2. Zhao Puchu's calligraphy works (selected collections)
Zhao Puchu's calligraphy is handsome, bold and dignified. With every stroke, every move, and every move, it is like a masterful touch, and the charm is revealed. It can be said that the strengths of all calligraphy masters have been combined to form their own style, which has long been famous in the calligraphy world and is called "Zhao style" by the world.
Commenting on his calligraphy, Mr. Qigong said: "Pu Weng is good at the Eight Methods. The ancients like Li Taihe and Su Zizhan read calligraphy. He went to the pond every day without stopping. He knew that the Eight Methods were so profound that it was no wonder that the rhyme and language of the calligraphy were rare. It has been passed down as a family treasure.”
Zhao Puchu devoted a lot of effort to promoting the inheritance and development of Chinese calligraphy and cultivating new calligraphers. He believes that a good calligraphy work, even though it is just a piece of paper with numbers, can have the effect of "seeing the sea of ??ink turning over the years, and the wind and thunder shaking the world." He has unique views on the theory and practice of calligraphy. In his "Address to the Third Congress of the Chinese Calligraphers Association", he discussed the profoundness of calligraphy with his pure poetic touch:
Learning calligraphy is not a trivial matter. , such as dressing up.
When I go out to meet the distinguished guests, I look kind and friendly.
The sky is floating in the sky and the sea is far away, and the love is in waves.
A piece of paper is worth ten thousand gold, and people from different countries can laugh and laugh together.
When he sits alone, the small room contains a thousand.
The spirit is concentrated and the energy is calm, and all the wonderful things are revealed.
Being studious is like a god, and being healthy can lead to longevity.
Nowadays, there is a grand gathering, and there are many young and wise men.
Wuxi expresses blessings, and the calligraphy is brilliant.