Analyses On Transcendence Before The Song Dynasty

Content: From the relations between Transcendence and four circumstances, langue and thoughts, object and mind, shape and spirit, conceiving of image, this thesis discovered the development of Transcendence , defined its' meanings, displayed the relation between Transcendence and interrelated items, identified the place of Transcendence.Transcendence embodies a linguistic view that thoughts cannot be expressed by words, so transcending language is the access to catching one's thought. At this basis, Transcendence comes into Buddhism. When monks reside in the secular world, they use it to hold on the truth which is repelling the society. It's a distinction as mirror reflects objects. Transcendence is also used to refer to the mental state when monks meet the truth.This state is calm and empty, as the same as people come to appreciate arts. Transcendence enters the artistic circumstance. In the trance, Transcendence is also a common means by which artists conceive of aesthetic images. Painters grasp spirit from external shape, poets take shapes images in their mind. Transcendence emphasizes on spontaneity. People pick up images in their mind according to their nature and affections. Si-Kongtu implied it to poetic appreciation, and recorded his impression in verses.