There will be a sketch in the Spring Festival Evening. What is the origin of the word sketch?

Sketch is not a new literary genre. There were "Prose of Six Dynasties" and "Prose of Tang Dynasty" in ancient China. They have long been members of the literary family. Because prose is meaningful, incisive and short and easy to write, it has been used to this day and has developed. As for the origin of the word "essay", it comes from ancient Buddhist scriptures. Because in the Buddhist scriptures, there are full versions and abridged versions. The full version is called "masterpiece" and the abridged version is called "sketch". For example, the Sanskrit translated by Kaohsiung teacher at the end of Qin Dynasty is divided into 27 volumes and 10 volume.

Twenty-seven volumes are called Mahayana Sutra, and 10 volume is called Short Mahayana Sutra. This is the origin of "essays" in literary works. The word "sketch" appeared as early as the Jin Dynasty, which belongs to Buddhist terminology. Shi Xinyu-Literature: Liu Xiao's Note on Yindu Wen: "Shi Shu distinguishes the empty classics in detail, and there are some details. The details are great, but very subtle. Kumarajiva translated the Paramita Sutra, and named 27 volumes Paramita in detail, and the volume 10 was Little Paramita. It can be seen that "small" and "big" refer to the abridged version of Buddhist scriptures. Because of its short space, concise language and easy reading and dissemination, it is favored by people. Zhang Rong's decree: "Laugh at Yun Qi all his life. Coffin 3 thousand, no new lid.

Lao Zi in his left hand and Hokkekyo in his right. "(Book of Southern Qi, Volume 4 1) shows his preference for" sketch ". In the late Ming Dynasty, Xia Shufang wrote Xianglinsao in his own order. "On Mount Pei Ju, Xia Long, the" Lotus "is the most famous incense in the temple, which has become an essay." In order to avoid political disasters, scholars in the late Ming Dynasty were addicted to Buddhism, but they just escaped and hid in Zen Buddhism, and most of them did not really escape into an empty net. Therefore, they have no patience with the voluminous Buddhist scriptures, but have a special liking for "essays". With the popularity of "Zen Yue", scholars naturally transplanted the concept of "sketch" into literature.