The Creation of The Preface of Sacred Doctrine for the Goose Pagoda in Stele Carving——A Masterpiece of Calligraphy Classics Reviewed Politically and Materially
The Preface of Sacred Doctrine(Shèngjiào Xù in Chinese pinyin and《圣教序》in Chinese character)was created by Li Shimin,Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty,to the Buddhist Translation Classics by Monk Xuanzang(600-664)in the 22nd year of Zhenguan Period.Prince Li Zhi wrote an essay titled On the Sacred(Shù Shèng Jì in Chinese pinyin,《述圣记》in Chinese character)right after his reading the Preface.The works both brought about great impacts to the Buddhist community and the Capital society of that time.They were copied in many cases,edited as preface to Xuanzang's translation of Buddhist classics or carved on stone tablets,the two earliest of which were completed by Chu Suiliang in the 4th year of Yonghui Period(652),known as the Preface of Holy Doctrine for Goose Pagoda(Yàntǎ Shèngjiào Xù in Chinese pinyin,《雁塔圣教序》in Chinese character)by later generations for their standing on the east and west sides of the Goose Pagoda.This thesis focuses on The Preface of Sacred Doctrine(Shèngjiào Xu《圣教序》)and On the Sacred(Shù Shèng Jì《述圣记》)from the historical perspective rather than artistic taste to consider their birth for insight into the political background and material environment where such calligraphy classics were created.
The Preface of Holy Doctrine for Goose Pagoda(雁塔圣教序)Chu SuiliangXuan ZangBuddhism
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