About the author:
Wang Wei was born in Zhou Pu, Hedong (now Yuncheng, Shanxi), and his ancestral home is Qixian, Shanxi. Poets and painters in Tang Dynasty. Wang Wei was born in the royal family in Hedong. In the 19th year of Kaiyuan (73 1), he was the first scholar, right official, suggestion and judge in Hexi. During the Tianbao period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei worshipped the official department as a doctor and servant. When An Lushan captured Chang 'an, he was forced to accept a fake post.
Wang Wei not only learns Buddhism and Taoism, but also is proficient in poetry, calligraphy, painting and music. His poems were quite famous in Kaiyuan and Tianbao years, especially in five words, praising landscapes and pastoral areas. Together with Meng Haoran, he was called "Wang Meng" and "Shi Fo". His paintings and calligraphy are particularly wonderful, and later generations admire him as the ancestor of Nanzong landscape painting. Su Shi commented on this: "There are pictures in poetry, which are fascinating; Look at the picture, there are poems in the picture. "
Main impacts:
Wang Wei's literary achievements are mainly reflected in his poetry creation. Wang Wei's poems depict natural scenery such as mountains and rivers, rural areas, praise seclusion, vivid and vivid, and have both form and spirit. Wang Wei created the artistic conception of "Zen in poetry" with a fresh, simple and refined style, and set up a banner in the poetry world.
Wang Wei's pastoral poems, while depicting the natural beauty, reveal the leisure interest in the leisure life. After middle age, Wang Wei became increasingly depressed and sought sustenance in Buddhism and landscapes. He claimed that "when I realize silence, I am happy, and I have more leisure in my life". This state of mind has been fully reflected in his poetry creation.
Anecdotal allusions:
Wang Wei's family are devout Buddhists, so they abstain from killing. Cui Shi, Wang Wei's mother, practiced with her hair when she was very young, and spent her whole life "eating brown vegetables, practicing precepts and practicing meditation". Wang Wei himself is a vegetarian all the year round, and he is even more strict at the end of the year. He believes that benevolence, virtue and generosity can touch everything in the world, and the universe can be in its place and treat each other with respect.
More than once, he begged the court to allow him to give up his professional field as a way to help the poor and give alms to porridge and rice. Before his death, Wang Wei left his last words to his relatives and friends, mostly urging them to practice Buddhism, cultivate their mind and cultivate their nature. I know my mindfulness. Take your time.