天书云篆:道教文字的视觉神秘化及信仰观念

The Concept of Caves' Excavation and Location of the Caves

道教所使用的文字,往往对字体结构进行了极大的夸张与变形,并附会以种种道教神学的解释,使文字罩上了一层浓厚的神秘色彩。道教的文字主要应用于符箓、法印中,这些经过极度变形而难以识读的云篆天书,是中国人对文字灵性的崇敬的表现之一。

Taoist character often vastly exaggerates and deforms the primary character structure and subjoins all sorts of theological explanation, casting a tinge of mystery upon itself. Taoist character is mainly applied to seat and dharmamudra. Tian Shu Yun Zuan, the illegible character after being exceedingly deformed, is Chinese people＇s expression of their respect for character＇s spiritualism.