论清初广东天然和尚诗教法门之开启

On the Opening of the Monk Tianran(天然和尚)Poetry Teaching Method in the Early Qing Dynasty

明清之际岭南文士参禅之风特盛,海云系为滨海一大法窟,天然和尚座下高僧云集,以遗民文士入禅者多。为培植正信、振起宗风,和尚以诗为教,组织社团,并提出“似诗”理念,引领诗歌唱和活动;又鼓励批评切磋,编刻多种文集,以实现“乐与天下,以尤乐待一人”之目的。在“似诗”理论的指导下,岭南诗歌创作出现一种奇特的风格和流派,天然和尚座下释子也因此找到了入禅的门径,提高了禅学修养,最终抵达安身立命处。

At the late Ming and early Qing dynasties,Lingnan(岭南)Confucian scholars were in the wind of the Escape zen,and the Haiyun faction was a great Buddhadharma project in the coastal area.In order to cultivate the true faith and call forth denominationalism,Monk Tianran(天然和尚)organized the society with poetry,and put forward the idea of"like poetry"to lead the poetry singing and activities.We also encourage criticisms,and make up a variety of anthology to achieve the goal of"enjoying the world,and being happy with one person".Under the guidance of the theory of"poetry",Lingnan poetry were created in a peculiar style and genre,Monk Tianran’s disciple therefore found zen way,improved the zen culture,eventually to the living place.