Poems by Baihua Xie

These two poems were written by Zen master Huikai of Wumen in Song Dynasty and included in his book Wumen Guan, which commented on ancient Zen cases. The original sentence is "there are flowers in spring and moons in autumn?" There is cool wind in summer and snow in winter. "

Original text:

There are flowers in spring and moons in autumn. It's cool in summer and snowy in winter. If you don't mind your own business, this is a good time on earth.

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A hundred flowers blossom in spring, and the bright moon is in the sky in autumn. Even in hot summer, there is cool wind, and in cold winter, there is snow. If you are not disturbed by the world, it is the best time in the world.

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The preface of this book is attached with Preface to the First Year of Lin Shaoding in Chen An, Table of Two Years of Huikai Shaoding and Preface. At the end of the volume, there is a preface to Huikai, and the appendices are Zen Truth, Three Passes in Huanglong, Three Years of Unlimited Life, Five Years of Fishing in Meng Gong (1245), Six Years of Fishing in Wan An and Forty-nine Supplements in Wu 'an.

This book, together with Blue Eyes Record and Quiet Record, is a representative case-solving collection of Zen Buddhism. On the other hand, Biyanlu and Congronglu are centered on eulogizing the ancient times, while Wumenguan is centered on "Song without Gate", and "Ode" is placed in a subordinate position. In addition, compared with the strong literary and philosophical character of Biyan Lu, this book is concise and practical. It is simpler and more practical than blue eyes and calmness.

This book was first published in the first year of Shaoding and reprinted in the fifth year of Chunyu. There are other versions in Japan, such as Yingyong 28th year (142 1), Kuanwen 6th year (1666) and Baoli 6th year (1756), which are quite popular. There are dozens of annotations in Japan.