The Zen poetry couplets with the highest artistic conception
The couplets of Zen poems with the highest artistic conception are as follows:
Five words
Why should a room be elegant?
The fragrance of flowers is not too much;
——Zheng Banqiao’s inscription on Farewell to Feng’an Nunnery
Boiled stone to clear the three paths;
Playing the piano for half a floor.
——Sun Jiading’s title of Danjinglou couplet
Seven words
The body is like a bodhicitta and the mind is like a mirror;
The clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the bottle .
——Tiantai Temple Couplet
The breeze deliberately cannot keep me,
The bright moon has no intention of shining on people.
——Xiangxi Thatched Cottage Couplet by Wang Euzhi
Eliminate the complex and simplify the three autumn trees;
Receive the new February flowers with different standards.
——Zheng Banqiao presented Han Hao
Don’t let the good days of Spring and Autumn pass;
It is most difficult for old friends to come in the wind and rain.
——Sun Xingyan’s self-titled couplet
No one is sending this dream;
Everywhere you can be at home is home.
——Peng Yulin's self-titled couplet
Eight words
The water flows and the flowers bloom, and you feel at ease;
The wind is clear and the moon is bright, It is superior Zen.
——Li Hongzhang’s gift couplet
The gloomy yellow flowers are nothing but prajna;
The green bamboos are all Dharmakaya.
——Niutoushan Zen Master Yuan
Too many words
There is no reason outside the body and mind, and it is best to think in silence;
Between heaven and earth They are all articles, and the beauty must be appreciated.
——Couplet of Jade Tea Hall inscribed by Tang Xianzu
I have no intention of staying or leaving, just watching the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court;
Not surprised by the favor or disgrace, just follow the clouds rolling in the sky. .
The ancient temple has Zhenru, the most solemn seven-story pagoda;
The old monk has no obstacles and makes a large offering to a Lushan mountain.
——Couplet of Jiujiang Nengren Temple inscribed by Tang Ying