On the Zen Buddhist Implication in Shen Cong-wen Literary Criticism

The aesthetic approach based on intuition, the aesthetic taste featuring a tranquil look at life and harmony-refrainment relationship and the literary ideal of beauty in life that Shen Cong-wen advocates in his literary critic works are all in agreement with the Zen Buddhist philosophy of life. The essay interprets and explores Shen Cong-wen’s literary thoughts and his link with the Zen Buddhist culture in an attempt to get closer to the novelist and critic's real identity, providing a new angle to look at his unique literary thoughts and valuable studies on how to fully comprehend his original cultural psychological structure.