Abstract
Zhidun is an eminent monk in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He made great achievements in Buddhism. His poetry was very influential in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Zhidun inherited the tradition of Wei and Jin Poetry, and paid attention to poetic language. Influenced by the popular metaphysical poems in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zhidun's poetry had a significant impact on literati poetry. Judging from the number of poems and the level of art, that Zhi Dun's was a very important poet in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. However, because Zhidun was a monk, his poetry and its significance have not been fully recognized.
First Page
112
Last Page
120
Recommended Citation
Cai, Yanfeng. 2018. "Zhidun's Five-Character Poems and Their Significance in the History of Poetry." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 38, (3): pp.112-120. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol38/iss3/21
