Apes——the Alternative Writing of Literati Zen Poetry in the Tang Dynasty

Literati Zen poetry,with the color of religion( Zen) and literature( poetry),is a literati integration of thinking with writing,on the basis of poets' deep comprehension of reality and the life. It is saturated with rich,strong Zen meaning,permeated with the circulating Zen rime and taste. Apes,as a frequent image in literati Zen poetry in the Tang Dynasty,under the impregnation of Buddhism and Zen thought,reflected soul manifestation and Zen mood externalization,and enriched the content of the Tang Dynasty poetry.