I don't know where Ji Xiang Temple is, so I climbed several miles into the clouds and peaks.
Ancient trees are towering, but there are no pedestrian paths, and there are bells in the mountains in the temple.
The spring water in the mountains hits the dangerous rocks, and the sun in the pine forest is cold.
In the evening, come to the empty pool and meditate quietly to suppress the dragon.
I don't know where Ji Xiang Temple is. I climbed for several miles and got lost in the clouds.
Ancient trees are towering, but there are no pedestrian paths. Where does the bell of the ancient temple in the deep mountain ring?
The sound of the spring hitting the dangerous rocks in the mountains is low, and the sunshine in the pine forest is cold.
At dusk, I came to the hiding place of the empty pool and practiced meditation with peace of mind to suppress the dragon in my heart.
Background This is a poem about visiting Ji Xiang Temple written by Wang Wei in his later years, which mainly describes the deep silence of the ancient temple in the mountains. The poem does not depict the front, but outlines the surrounding scenery, such as "Yunfeng", "ancient trees", "deep mountains", "dangerous rocks", "pine trees" and "empty pools", which set off the quiet scenery of the mountain temple. Finally, I saw that the deep pool was empty, thinking that the fierce dragon mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures had been surrendered, which means that only by overcoming evil thoughts and delusions can we realize the profoundness of Zen and the quiet and interesting. The monastery is not written in the whole poem, and the monastery is already in it. Poetry is wonderfully conceived, exquisite and refined, in which "a stream sings on a winding rock and the sun is tempered in pines" has always been regarded as a model of refined words.
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The words "empty" commonly used in Wang Wei's poems, such as "empty mountain seems to be empty", "empty mountain after rain" and "empty mountain at night", all imply tranquility.
In the evening, come to the empty pool and meditate quietly to suppress the dragon. The "empty" of "empty pool" cannot be simply understood as "none"
At dusk, facing the empty and quiet pool, looking at the clear water, and then contacting the monks practicing in the temple, the poet can't help but think of the Buddhist story: in a pool in the west, there is a poisonous dragon, which is harmful to people. Buddhist monks subdued the dragon with boundless dharma, making it leave the pool and never hurting anyone again.
Buddhism can make dragons and restrain the desires of the world. "Anchan" is a Buddhist term, that is, meditation, which refers to Buddhist thought here. "Dragon" is used to describe the desires of secular people.
Wang Wei's poems and pens in his later years often have a calm and quiet atmosphere. This poem depicts the secluded environment of the ancient mountain temple with his quiet state of mind of indulging in Buddhism, thus creating a lofty and secluded artistic conception. It can be said that Wang Wei integrated the interest of "Time goes by, but it gives me nothing but peace" into the scenery he described.
In the face of the quiet mountain scenery, Wang Wei did not blindly exert himself from the silence, but deliberately wrote faint bells and sobbing springs, which not only did not dilute the tranquility of the whole environment, but added a sense of seclusion to the deep mountains and forests. This is the realm of "Tonamiyama is more secluded".