禅意花中寻——林清玄以花释禅的三种方式

台湾散文作家林清玄的佛学散文常使用花的意象来释禅,在给人带来禅学开悟的同时也给人带来审美的愉悦。他一般采用三种方式:一是以花示禅;二是以花喻禅;三是花禅相融。林清玄将禅意与花的精神相融合,使他的散文产生了独特的艺术魅力,给精神焦躁的现代人带来佛性的启示和开悟,读起来回味无穷。

Seeking Chan in Flowers--Three Methods of Interpreting Chan by Lin Qingxuan

Lin Qingxuan,the famous prose writer in Taiwan,always uses the image of flowers to interpret Chan in his prose.Thus,his prose can not only enlighten people as to Chan,but also please people with the beautiful image.Generally speaking,he employs three methods: First,he presents Chan through flowers;Second,he draws an analogy between Chan and flowers;Third,he integrates Chan with flowers.The integration of Chan into spirit of flowers endowing his prose with characteristic art charm.And his prose enlighten the anxious people living in the modern time as to Buddhism as well as leaving them with aftertaste that stays long.