Title: Jingshe Temple (a reward for Wang Jiyou’s stay at the terraced temple in autumn)
Stone Forest Jingshe is in the east of Wuxi, and he visits the distant Duke at night. The moon is above, everything is quiet, and the monk holds half a verse and ten thousand yuan is empty. In Qiu Mountain, we can hear the roar of apes every day, and we can hear the falling trees and cold springs endlessly. Only the highest peak of the twin peaks is the same as the old friend.
Translation of the work
To the east of the Wuxi River in the Stone Forest Jingshe, I went to the Zen Pass at night to pay homage to the eminent monk. The moon is above, everything is silent, and the monk holds half a verse and all the conditions are empty. In the autumn mountains, the sound of apes is mournful all day long, and the falling leaves and cold springs are noisy. But from the twin peaks to the top of the mountain, my heart is connected with my old friend.
Appreciation of works
The author of this poem first visited the temple at night to pay homage to the eminent monk. This is the beginning of entering the temple and the beginning of entering the door of Zen. There is another scene in the temple: under the bright moon hanging high, everything is silent, as if the power of tranquility and wisdom symbolized by the bright moon calms everything. As expected, the eminent monk had a different expression: with half a verse in his hand, he was aware of birth and death, and all dharmas were empty. The bright moon can calm all things, and half a verse can empty all fates. This is the power of Buddhism and Zen wisdom. "'The annihilation of one's own existence' means to be forever free from life and death, and 'the cessation of one's own existence' means to always obtain limitless happiness." (Volume 21 of "The Nirvana Sutra") Now that we have gained the wisdom of meditation, the ape screams all day long. , falling trees, and cold springs cannot make his heart move. No matter how thrilling the environment is, the author, like the eminent monk, will be detached and reach the Zen state of breaking away from the worldly world.
About the author
Lang Shiyuan, alive around 766 AD, named Junzhou, was born in Zhongshan (now Dingxian, Hebei). At the end of Tianbao's career, he became a Jinshi, and Baoying was initially appointed as the county magistrate of Gyeonggi Province, and later served as Weinan Weiwei. He served as Zuo Shiyi and became the governor of Yingzhou. One of the "Ten Talents of Dali", Gong Shi is as famous as Qian Qi. The first volume of "Zhongxing Jianqi Collection" is headed by Qian Qi, and the second volume is headed by Lang Shiyuan, which means "pressing the volume", and it is believed that Lang's poems are "slightly more leisurely and elegant". "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" contains one volume of his poems.