Chronology Entry
Year
2004
Text
E-mail from Gary Snyder to Joan Qionglin Tang.
"Of course I was already a Buddhist, and particularly interested in Zen, so surely I absorbed some particular influence from him [Han Shan]. In regard to Buddhism and Zen, the First Precept 'Cause no unnecessary harm' is implicitly ecological – since it extends to all Beings – and I took that to heart very early on. This compassionate and generous view of nature is part of Zen, but it is also intrinsically part of art and poetry."
"Of course I was already a Buddhist, and particularly interested in Zen, so surely I absorbed some particular influence from him [Han Shan]. In regard to Buddhism and Zen, the First Precept 'Cause no unnecessary harm' is implicitly ecological – since it extends to all Beings – and I took that to heart very early on. This compassionate and generous view of nature is part of Zen, but it is also intrinsically part of art and poetry."
Mentioned People (1)
Snyder, Gary
(San Francisco, Calif. 1930-) : Schriftsteller, Dichter, Professor of English, University of California Davis
[Reproduction of the texts with the permission by Gary Snyder, January 2013].
[Reproduction of the texts with the permission by Gary Snyder, January 2013].
Subjects
Literature : Occident : United States of America
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Tan, Joan Qionglin. Han Shan, Chan buddhism and Gary Snyder's ecopoetic way. (Brighton : Sussex Academic Press, 2009). S. 133. | Publication / Sny16 |