Li Bai is known as the "Poet Fairy". His poetic style is romantic, with the elegance of Confucianism, the elegance of Taoism and the ethereal and refined Buddhism. In particular, the understanding of Zen is vividly expressed in his poems.
Night at Lushan Mountain and Tuolin Temple
I found Qinglianyu and went to Xiechengque alone.
Frost clears Lin Dongling, water white tiger creek moon.
Tianxiang is empty, and heaven is full of joy.
The banquet was silent, motionless and unscathed.
Zhan Ran is sincere. He is often troubled by robbery.
This poem expresses the poet's understanding of Zen Buddhism. It is not difficult to see that the inseparable relationship between poetry and Zen in the Tang Dynasty also shows that Buddhist thought was very developed in the Tang Dynasty, and Zen was also deeply concerned by scholars. In fact, "Zen" pays attention to "peace of mind and nourishing the heart", that is, controlling one's consciousness through counting interest and achieving a state of concentration.
The poet first pointed out the topic with "I'm looking for lotus", and then used lotus to imply the Zen of Buddhism, to describe that the temple is far from the world, and the poet is looking for a peaceful will. It can be seen that Li Bai's understanding of the lotus flower is in place. In Buddhist instruments, the violet flower is called Youberuohua, because ice and water are mixed, and the skin turns blue due to cold, so it is also called Youberuohua Hell.
The Sutra of China describes the Buddha in this way: among all the splashes, Yu Dou is the first; Violet is also considered as the incarnation of Buddha, divorced from worldly affairs but not contaminated with worldly affairs.