The interesting stories of scholars related to lotus flowers in history

2024-09-18 20:54

There were many interesting stories related to lotus flowers in history. The following are some examples: Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty was not only a writer but also a Buddhist. He liked to plant lotus flowers and described the beauty and nobility of lotus flowers in his poems. He also wrote a poem,"On the Lake", which had a line,"Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, I leisurely see Nanshan." The mountain air is good day and night, birds fly back together. There's something in it that I really want to distinguish." The words "picking chrysanthemums" and "lotus" in this sentence were both symbols of Buddhism. 2 Su Shi of the Song Dynasty Su Shi was a writer, calligrapher, and painter. His paintings used lotus flowers as the theme and were known as "Su Lianshi". He had also written a poem called "Farewell to the Ancient Plains Grass". There was a line in it: "The grass on the plains withers and thrives every year." The wildfire never ends, and the spring breeze blows, it grows again. The far-off fragrance encroaches on the ancient road, the clear green connecting the deserted city. And send the prince to the lush garden to bid farewell." There was also a certain connection between the words "wild fire will not burn" and "lotus" in this sentence. Wang Yangming, a master of psychology in the Ming Dynasty, was a famous philosopher and strategist in the Ming Dynasty. He proposed the idea of "conscience" and believed that people should achieve inner peace and brightness through self-reflection and cultivation. His theory had a profound influence on later Chinese philosophy and culture. One of his most famous works was the Biography of Learning, which contained many discussions about lotus flowers, such as "Lotus flowers come from mud and are not stained with fragrance. They are round, moist, green, and green. This is their purity." The lotuses in these stories were important symbols in traditional Chinese culture and were closely related to the thoughts and emotions of literati.