A Study On Meng Jiao's Poetry Creation From The Perspective Of Buddhis

As a representative of the Han Meng poetry school in the Middle Tang Dynasty,Meng Jiao’s thoughts mainly focused on Confucianism and involved both Buddhism and Taoism.However,in his later years,Meng Jiao was very close to Buddhism and created many poems related to Buddhism.Among them,more than 40 poems directly related to Buddhism,accounting for about one tenth of his total poetry,have important value and significance in the history of ancient Chinese poetry.This article focuses on Meng Jiao’s poetry creation from the perspective of Buddhism and conducts a comprehensive and systematic study.The main body of the paper is divided into three parts:The first chapter mainly introduces the interactive relationship between the rulers,literati,literati,and ordinary people of the Middle Tang Dynasty and Buddhism.Therefore,in the era of Meng Jiao’s life,rulers often adopted an inclusive attitude towards Buddhism.Scholars and literati maintain friendly interaction and communication with Buddhism,creating many poems related to Buddhism.The ordinary people,based on the concept of filial piety and the concept of good and evil,which are compatible with traditional Chinese culture and Buddhism,have participated in many aspects of Buddhism,such as the Bonsai Festival and the Bathing Buddha Festival.At the same time,the anti Buddhist trend of thought in the Middle Tang Dynasty also followed the development of Buddhism to its peak,which is also the negative proof of the prosperity of Buddhism in the Middle Tang Dynasty.The second chapter mainly explains that Huzhou,Chang’an,and Luoyang,as living cities closely related to Mengjiao,have a strong Buddhist atmosphere.Meng Jiao grew up in Huzhou in his early years,traveled to Chang’an many times in his middle age,and lived in Luoyang in his later years.These cities have had a subtle and profound impact on Meng Jiao’s proximity to Buddhism.At the same time,scholars such as Han Yu,Li Ao,Jia Dao,Zhang Ji,Lu Tong,and Meng Jian who have more contacts with them also have complex and close ties with Buddhism,and have created works involving Buddhism.This further affected Meng Jiao’s understanding of Buddhism and his literary writing.The third chapter mainly studies the relationship between Meng Jiao’s poetry and Buddhism.Meng Jiao’s poetry is rich in Buddhist language and scriptures,containing Buddhist thoughts such as epiphany,emptiness,and bitterness,involving Buddhist scriptures such as the Vimalakirti Sutra,the Miniature Prajna,and the Great Prajna.In these poems,there are introductions to Buddhist practices such as meditation,descriptions of Buddhist daily necessities such as tin sticks and cassocks,and many images of noble,elegant,and pure Buddhist monks.In addition,Meng Jiao’s poetic style of subjective creation is deeply influenced by the Buddhist theory of mind and nature,and its strange and dangerous parts are related to the Buddhist custom of honoring Buddha and cursing ancestors in the Middle Tang Dynasty.