Confucian,Buddhist and Taoist dimensions in Wang Chuanshan's aesthetics of poetry
With its philosophical foundation of"qi(vital energy)-cheng(sincerity)-shiyou(substantial)existence,"Chuanshan's aesthetics of poetry encompasses three dimensions of Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism which constitute its aesthetic basis,intuition and realm.In the Confucian dimension,Chuanshan inherited the traditional Confucian idea of Xing Guan Qun Yuan which he further developed as the theory of Shi Dao Xing Qing.In the Buddhist dimension,Chuanshan incorporated the concept of Buddhist supramundane cognition into poetic theory,thereby forming the unique theory of poetic supramundane cognition.Regarding the Taoist dimension,Chuanshan drew from Laozi's doctrine of"the great music is sought after in its absence of sound,"further generalizing it as"its meaning pervades every unspoken word."Chuanshan's poetry aesthetics represents the pinnacle of classical Chinese poetry.The three dimensions of Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism have important enlightening implications for the development of contemporary literature and art.
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