Metaphysical poetry is a kind of poetry whose main content is to explain the philosophy of Laozi, Zhuangzi and Buddhism. Metaphysical poetry is one of the schools of poetry in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which began at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty and prevailed in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Representative writers include Sun Chuo, Xu Xun, Yu Liang and Huan Wen.
Landscape poetry, although not necessarily purely about landscapes, can also have other auxiliary contents, but presenting the beauty of landscapes and the sounds that can be heard by the eyes and ears must be the main purpose of the poet's creation.
origin
Especially in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, due to the prevalence of metaphysics and the combination of metaphysics and Buddhism, many Buddhists expressed their understanding of Hyunri in the form of poems. Buddhist Prajna thought was introduced into China in the Jin Dynasty. Metaphysics was chosen to explain his thoughts through the concepts and propositions of Buddhism, and many eminent monks also conducted in-depth research on metaphysics.
Metaphysics scholars in the Eastern Jin Dynasty are well versed in Buddhism, and they also use Buddhist theory when interpreting Laozi and Zhuangzi. Taoism in the Southern and Northern Dynasties also began to absorb a large number of metaphysical theories of Laozi, Zhuangzi and Buddhism to construct theology. Metaphysics was replaced by Buddhism after its decline. The emergence of this school of poetry reflects the influence of metaphysics on literature in Wei and Jin Dynasties. Later writers in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, such as Selected Works, tried to avoid metaphysical poetry.