Author(s)

Bining Li

Corresponding Author

Bining Li

ABSTRACT

In this paper, Mengde Ye's Shilin Notes on Poetry is taken as the example to discuss the influence of Zen on poetry notes in Song Dynasty. The paper analyzes the key issues of Zen, such as the theme of Zen, the characteristics of Zen speech and the way of Zen thinking, and on that basis, the paper discusses the influence of Zen on the theme, the way of speech, as well as the tendency of thinking of poetics in the Song Dynasty.

KEYWORDS

Zen, Poetry Notes in Song Dynasty, Mengde Ye, Shilin Notes on Poetry