Xie Lingyun
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Xie Lingyun (C. 謝靈運) (385–433) was one of the foremost Chinese poets of his day and an active Buddhist lay person.[1]
He was recognized for his poetry from the end of the Southern and Northern Dynasties through the beginning of the Six Dynasties.
Xie's father died early, and Xie was raised by a Buddhist monk named Du Ming, in what was then Qiantang but is now Hangzhou.[2]
Although he left the Buddhist monastery in 399, when he would have been in his mid-teens, Xie retained a lifelong Buddhist practice,[2] and his poetry featured Buddhist themes.[1]
Xie participated in debates regarding the translation of the Nirvana Sutra, in which he defended Daosheng's position.[1]
He also wrote a commentary on the Diamond Sutra.
- Further reading
謝靈運, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)
Xie Lingyun, Wikipedia
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 謝靈運, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chang, 40
Sources
- Chang, H. C. (1977). Chinese Literature 2: Nature Poetry. (New York: Columbia University Press).