The Research To Jianghufengyueji

Jianghufengyueji collected the poetry of Zen Monk spread over Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, during the late Southern Song Dynasty to the early Yuan Dynasty. It is believed that the editor of the book is the Songpo of Yuan Dynasty, there are works later than Songpo, so it might have been edited after his edition. The collection had been lost for a long time. Fortunately, it had brought to Japan before, and been published in1328. For hundreds of years, different editions of the book were published, and became one of the seven influential Zen books in Japan, which its influence still remains. Not too much research is done on Jianghufengyueji, but it might be recognized as classical again, if the focus is on the language of Zen literature. Also, the collection has higher literature and historical value, and has reflected the image of that time. It has also influenced the Japanese Wushan literature, which worth further research to be done.In this thesis, the focus would be on the text, according to the note from several existing editions to search the origin, and to explore the process of the birth of the collection. Find out the key is the point to prove that the collection is not accomplished by Songpo as it is believed to be. By comparing the notes, to correct errors of the writing, while adding Chinese classics into monks’biography. Finally, comparing with the Poetry In The Song Dynasty、Tripitaka and Continued Tripitaka, find out the lost parts and add them into these old scriptures.There are works similar to Jianghufengyueji, such as Zhongxingchanlingfengyueji is also been omitted, which has already aroused attention, there is still no connection has been made between these two though. This thesis made a tentative try to compare and summarize these two collection.