汤显祖的死亡观及其践行浅说

An Analysis of Tang Xianzu's View of Death and His Practices Hereto

人固有一死,但对死是有不同的感悟与认识的。汤显祖在文学理论上提出"死可以生"的死亡超越观,创作出不朽之作《牡丹亭》展现此一思想,在当时和后世产生了很大影响。在生活中提出"归虚返真",因而他在贫病之中,对于生死有超常人感悟与体认,对自己的后事提出"七免",面对死亡表现出坦然与释然,令人感叹。

All men shall die, but each of us has a different understanding of death. For Tang Xianzu, he put for- ward the concept of ＂death also means rebirth＂ in his literary theory. His masterpiece The Peony Pavilion demon- strates his belief in the power of death beyond existence, which has exerted a great influence on both contemporary people and later generations. His philosophy of ＂extricating oneself from emptiness and returning to one＇ s true nature＂ enabled him to develop an extraordinarily contemplative view of existence and death when he suffered from poverty and illness. Tang practiced his belief by proposing ＂seven eliminations＂ about his funeral affairs. His composure in the face of death deserves our veneration indeed.