Lotus Pavilion

Lotus Pavilion

Furong Pavilion is the fourth poem in a series of poems "five chants of Xun Gong Yuan" written by Liu Zongyuan, a litterateur in Tang Dynasty. This poem mainly describes the scenery and things of Furong Pavilion in Longxing Temple.

Original works

Lotus Pavilion (1)

The new pavilion overlooks the Zhuchuang (2) and Jiamu opens the hibiscus.

The fragrance is far away in the morning, the color is bright, and the dew is thick.

Natural and unrestrained out of the world, low and many different looks.

Who works in creation?

Stay in the autumn moon (5) and deliver the mountain bell (6) from afar.

Note translation

[note]

Hibiscus: This is Hibiscus mutabilis. It is a deciduous shrub with a high stem and flowers in autumn and winter. It is red, white and yellow. Hibiscus Pavilion: a pavilion for viewing hibiscus flowers.

(2) leaning over the red railings.

(3) mattress: wet.

(4) Sekong: the realization of "Sekong is emptiness" comes from duoxinjing. Buddhism calls all things visible as color, and believes that all things are created by karma, which is not real, so it is called "color is emptiness".

(5) lingering: it means nostalgia. Qiuyueyan: the time of autumn is running out. Yan: late, late autumn.

(6) far away: far away.

[translation]

The new pavilion leans on the red railings,

Beautiful Hibiscus blooms all around.

The morning breeze blows the fragrance far away,

The wet colored flowers are covered with dew.

Flowers are blooming in the world,

There are innumerable faces in high and low pitch.

I have heard the metaphor of color and emptiness,

Who is the genius of creation?

In the moonlight of late autumn,

The evening bell of the mountain temple comes continuously.

Appreciation of works

Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou and lived in Longxing Temple at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. The former site of Longxing Temple is located in the Taiping gate in the south of Zhishan City, Yongzhou, on the East Bank of Xiaoshui. At that time, there was a monk chongxun in the temple, that is, Xun Gong, who was Zhan Ran's second disciple and had a deep contact with Liu. Therefore, Liu you wrote a poem about how to collect new tea from Zhujian and send it to Uncle Zhongcheng, and presented it to him as a gift. The group poem "five chants of xunggong Temple" was written in 806 ad (the first year of Yuanhe). It is about the things and scenery in Longxing Temple. This poem "Lotus Pavilion" is the fourth of a series of poems.

Tan Yongzhi of Five Dynasties wrote the poem "autumn wind and lotus country" in his "autumn stay in Xiangjiang River rain". Hibiscus, one refers to lotus, two refers to wood hibiscus. There are lotus everywhere in Hunan. Hibiscus is bigger than other flowers, with luxuriant branches and leaves, just like small trees, which can be planted in courtyard and roadside. Therefore, Hunan has the reputation of Furong country. Wang Wei, who believes in Zen, also has a poem "xinyiwu" chanting hibiscus flowers: "hibiscus flowers of woody origin have red calyx in the mountains. The streams are quiet and empty, and they open and fall one after another. " The poem "Lotus Pavilion" is divided into three layers, with bright and beautiful lotus as the ink, "the new pavilion overlooks the Zhu sill. Jiamu opens the lotus. " Red railings were built in the new pavilion, and hibiscus flowers were all around. "The fragrance is far away in the morning wind, and the color and cold dew are thick." In the morning, the breeze blows the fragrance, and the cold dew moistens the bright colors. The first four sentences are all about scenery, like a colorful, dynamic and static watercolor painting. In the second layer, the description of Hibiscus is continued. The flowers open naturally, showing different posture and appearance. When Hibiscus is in full bloom, the flowers are all over the branches, white, red or yellow. Particularly surprising is that the white flowers in the morning turn red in the afternoon because of photosynthesis. "Taste the metaphor of color and emptiness, who works for creation?" As soon as the brush changes, the flowers naturally associate with the metaphor of color and emptiness in Buddhism. I don't know who in the world of creation is ingenious in creating such a beautiful scene as hibiscus. Buddhism calls all things visible as color, and believes that all things are created by karma, which is not real, so it is called "color is emptiness". The pun of "color" in the poem refers to both the color of hibiscus and the things in the world. The final sentence is the third level: "stay in the autumn moon, pass the mountain bell from afar." From morning till night, I stayed in the beauty of Furong Pavilion, and I didn't want to leave for a long time. In the autumn moon, the poet listens to the bell of the mountain temple and yearns for the Buddhist realm. There is such a beautiful scenery in the Buddhist temple, and the Buddhist Scripture is an ideal place for the poet's spiritual sustenance. Poetry fusion landscape poetry, chanting poetry, landscape poetry as a furnace, blending feelings and scenery, such as "antelope hanging horn, no trace to seek.".

About the author

Liu Zongyuan

(773-819) Tang Dynasty writer, philosopher and statesman, one of the eight great writers in Tang and Song dynasties. The word is thick. His ancestral home is Hedong (now Yongji, Shanxi). Born in Chang'an, Kyoto (now Xi'an, Shaanxi). Together with Han Yu, he advocated the ancient prose movement of Tang Dynasty, and called it "Han Liu". Together with Liu Yuxi, it is called "Liu Liu". Wang Wei, Meng Haoran and Wei Yingwu are called "Wang Meng Wei Liu". It is called liuhedong or Liuzhou in the world. He who has little talent and fame has long had ambition. In 793 A.D. (the ninth year of Zhenyuan), Jinshi and five years later, he ascended the Department of erudite Hongci, and was granted the Zhengzi of Jixian hall. He was once a captain of Lantian and later an official of the court. He actively participated in the political reform of Wang Shuwen group and moved to wailang, a member of the Ministry of rites. After the failure of the reform, he demoted Shaozhou governor and Yongzhou Sima. Later, he returned to the capital and became the governor of Liuzhou. He died in Liuzhou. Today, there are more than 600 poems and works, whose achievements are greater than poems. There are nearly one hundred parallel essays, which are characterized by strong argumentation and combat. Travel notes depict scenery and things, and they are much sustenance. His philosophical works include the theory of heaven and the theory of feudalism. His works are compiled by Liu Yuxi. There is a collection of liuhedong.

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