Without Life And Death, Nothing Nirvana

The Zen Buddhism, as one of the most ancient philosophic ideas and oriental archaic religious ideology, has been an indispensable cornerstone in oriental culture for thousands of years. Post-modernist play, which is considered as the"new favorite"in the theatrical circle, occupies the stage of theatrical circle as an emerging force to show its unique charm. Zen Buddhism belongs to the category of classic culture, whereas post-modernist play stands from the bold and frank post- modern thoughts. Despite their dissimilarities of"character"and time difference of 2,000 years, they have similarities in the approval of subjective initiative. This paper, taking Sartre and Sarah Kane's plays as examples, makes an attempt to analyze the philosophical ideas and salvation consciousness in their works from the angle of Zen Buddhism.