Wang Wei (Critical Survey of Poetry)
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Although known primarily for his poetry, Wang Wei was also the author of several important writings pertaining to various traditions in Tang Dynasty Buddhism, in particular his funeral inscription for the stēlē of the Sixth Chan (Zen) Patriarch, Hui-neng. In addition, Wang was an accomplished musician and painter, acquiring considerable renown for the latter talent after his death. No painting authentically attributable to him is extant, but numerous copies of several of his works were executed over a period of centuries. One of the best known of...
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