What are the main aspects of the influence of Buddhism and Zen on the literary criticism theory of Tang and Song Dynasties in China?

Mainly reflected in the metaphor of poetry and Zen and the comparison between poetry and Zen.

1, using Zen as a metaphor for poetry

Some monks and scholars use a set of principles of Zen to discuss the creation, appreciation and comment of poetry, which has far-reaching influence. Since then, Zen figurative poetry has become a trend, and its specific methods are deep and shallow.

2. Compare poetry with Zen.

In other words, the Zen family's views on sectarian differences are used to evaluate poetry schools and works. Yan Yu, the most famous person who used this method, once said in Answering Wu Jingxian's Lin 'an Shu Ji Shu: It's not so kind to use Zen as a metaphor for poetry, it's self-enlightenment, and it's to dig this field behind closed doors, that is, to pick up people's tears without leaning on the bar.

Zen and Buddhism

Buddhism is an Indian religion, but since it was introduced to China, it has been in a state of integration and interaction with China culture. Because of the similarity and attitude towards life between Zen Buddhism and Taoism in Hyunri, and the frequent exchanges between famous monks and celebrities since Wei and Jin Dynasties, Buddhism and Taoism are particularly closely related. Some people even say that Zen is actually the metaphysics of the Six Dynasties in cassock. Zen Buddhism is actually a kind of Buddhism in China, which is the product of the combination of Indian Buddhism and China traditional culture.

In the process of merging with China traditional culture, Zen was influenced by China culture and China culture. This influence is manifested in all aspects of people's lives, and the influence on ancient literary criticism is one of the most important aspects. As an expression system in literary criticism, Zen language is the most important expression of Zen's influence on China's ancient literary criticism.