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For What the Meditation Mojie Expresses,For What the Allegory Translators Transmit——An exploration of the best ways in translating Wang Wei’s poems

Jin Xiu-min

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Wang Wei, also called Mojie, is honored as Buddha in poems writing among the famous poets in Tang Dynasty. His poems are distinguished as they associate with peculiar artistic ideal and aesthetic interest that are deeply influenced by the thought of Zen. Translators’ understanding of Zen and the meditation of Zen are critical in recreating Wang Wei’s poetic expressions and the Zen allegory. The brilliance in Wang Wei’s poems would be translated exactly only if the thought of Zen and the poetic ideal can be connected closely.

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Wang Wei, also called Mojie, is honored as Buddha in poems writing among the famous poets in Tang Dynasty. His poems are distinguished as they associate with peculiar artistic ideal and aesthetic interest that are deeply influenced by the thought of Zen. Translators’ understanding of Zen and the meditation of Zen are critical in recreating Wang Wei’s poetic expressions and the Zen allegory. The brilliance in Wang Wei’s poems would be translated exactly only if the thought of Zen and the poetic ideal can be connected closely.

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Wang Wei, also called Mojie, is honored as Buddha in poems writing among the famous poets in Tang Dynasty. His poems are distinguished as they associate with peculiar artistic ideal and aesthetic interest that are deeply influenced by the thought of Zen. Translators’ understanding of Zen and the meditation of Zen are critical in recreating Wang Wei’s poetic expressions and the Zen allegory. The brilliance in Wang Wei’s poems would be translated exactly only if the thought of Zen and the poetic ideal can be connected closely.

Key concepts: Allegory, Poetry, Meditation, Ideal (ethics), Literature, Art, Philosophy, Buddhism

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