Abstract
The aesthetic life-rearing lies at the heart of various forms of Chinese Buddhist art, and is also reflected in Feng Zikai's Paintings for the Preservation of Life collaborated with Master Hongyi (Li Shutong). Upon the request of Master Hongyi, Feng drew 450 pictures during a course of forty-six years, finished with poems and essays by noted calligraphers including Master Hongyi. The collaboration aims to spread the Buddhist purity of mind and compassion to beings, illustrating the doctrine that preservation of life preserves mind, and becomes an unprecedented Buddhist masterpiece. Buddhist concepts such as pure mind, compassion, benevolence, agape for beings, and non-killing are conveyed in the artwork.
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Last Page
8
Recommended Citation
Zeng, Fanren, and Ruoyu Huang. 2020. "An Interpretation of Painting for Preservation of Life from the Perspective of Aesthetic Life-Rearing." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 40, (2): pp.1-8. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol40/iss2/4
