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Chan in Chinese Culture 《禪宗與文學》
The Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley presents a talk with Sun Changwu.
When:
September 25, 2013 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Where
禪宗是中國佛教的一個宗派，形成于唐初，至唐末五代逐漸衰敗。它提出“明心見性”為綱領的宗義，在信仰、教義、組織形態、修行方式等方面對 傳統佛教實行全面變革，具有“宗教革命”的作用與意義，成為推動唐代思想、文化發展的重要因素。即使在其總體形勢已經衰敗之後，仍在思想、文化諸領域造成 廣泛、巨大、持久的影響，直到晚近。具體到文學領域，這種影響及於作家的思想觀念、行為理念、生活方式以及創作的思維方法、藝術技巧、語言運用等諸多層 面。唐宋以降文學的發展，特別是文人創作，禪宗發揮了重大的積極作用。
In Chinese with English translation.
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