Comparison Of Chan Poem Of Bai Juyi And Li Kuibao

Bai Juyi and Li Kuibao are the famous poets of Gaoli dynasty a nd Tang dynasty respectively. Although they lived in different coun try and age, but they had the indissoluble bond with the Buddhism.The two poets have produced a great deal of poetries, which refle cted Zen reason and Zen interest strongly, and made profound and lasting impression on later generations.Bai Juyi and his Zen poems have important impacts to Li Kuiba o's philosophy and poetries, and Li Kuibao would like to emulate Bai juyi, so their Zen poems have the similar style, with the beauti es of quiet, flexible and plain, that have made the readers have bea utiful feelings.The Zen poems of Bai Juyi especially show the godliness for Bu ddhist, the love for natural landscape and the experience for life. B ut the Zen poems of Li Kuibao reflect the deductible heart for Bud dhist though the expression of praising the Buddha poems, feel the great Zen interest from nature, and observe the changes of the bo undless universe to express the thoughts of insights.There are so many similarities about their Zen poems. It includes the following features.Firstly, Bai Juyi and Li Kuibao both were writing lots of Song Verse Poetries. The Verse poems of Bai Juyi have a simple style a bout Buddhism Zen Verse, and show the Zen qualities with simple and plain language. But the Verse poems of Li Kuibao really woul d like to use the form of Song Verse to promote and praise of Bu ddhism, with vulgar language for common people to accept easily.Secondly, Bai Juyi and Li Kuibao were advocating the "nature". The nature is in itself a manifestation of the Buddha, and description of the scene itself means the performance of Buddhism. The two po ets were pursuit of nature. There was not only the simple static bea uty of nature, also the free dynamic nature with using subjective ae sthetic consciousness. They would like to contemplate of natural sce nery and into the real nature, and silence the mind find Zen in nature.The third point, the two poets have the particular understanding of Zen. Bai Juyi were realized the essence of the eternal moment su ddenly, through view of the heart quietly about the worlds. But Li Kuibao would like to wait and see everything changes, and learn a nd feel the Zen through virtual pure environment. The two poets we re seeking the usual mentality in the nature, and using that mentalit y to feel the realm of Zen, and pursuit of harmony about the think ing and environment.Furthermore, the poetries of the two poets were reflecting the Ze n thinking of believing in fate, and they think everything and every one should take things as they come, with the detached attitude tow ards life.Their poetries also reflected the concept of "monk at home". Bai Ju yi would like to think about remaining clear and bright self-nature a nd not confusing at all mega, if the heart has been out of mind, re gardless of monk at home or not. Li Kuibao have the same view with Bai Juyi, he also would like to pursuit monk from heart, and pure heart and few desires.Their Zen poems have reflected the aesthetic state of Zen, pursued refined Zen thought, and also seek pure and indifferently aesthetic sentiment. So there are many similarities about the Zen poems of Bai Juyi and Li Kuibao.This article comprehensive introduces all about the life of Bai Juy i and Li Kuibao and their fate of the Buddha, through lots of anal ysis of a large number of historical documents, also researches the co untless ties between the two poets and Buddhism. While, on the ba sis of comparative analysis the Buddhist thought of the Zen poems of the two poets, this article discusses the common Zen philosophy and aesthetic stain their Zen poems, clarifies the importance of res earching the Zen poems of Bai Juyi and Li Kuibao.