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Guo Yuan in a retreat at Central Java, Indonesia. Guo Yuan (traditional Chinese: 果元; ; Vietnamese: Quả Nguyên; born 1950) is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk trained in Chan Buddhism. [1] He is a senior disciple of Chan master Sheng-yen of Taiwan. In 1985 he first encountered Sheng-yen's teachings while attending a seven-day retreat in New York.
Yuan later changed the title to Xin Qixie (新齐谐; 新齊諧, "New Wonder Tales of Qi/from Qi") when he discovered there was a Yuan dynasty text with the title What the Master Would Not Discuss. However, Yuan's collection is still commonly known by its original title. [7] [8]
Guo Yuan compared the scholar's handwriting with the handwriting in the pamphlets and saw that they were similar. He then arrested and questioned the scholar, who admitted that he was the culprit and confessed everything. [15] [1] Guo Yuan was later promoted to the position of Minister Coachman (太僕) in the imperial court. Although he was a ...
Mei Yaochen (traditional Chinese: 梅堯臣; simplified Chinese: 梅尧臣; pinyin: Méi Yáochén; Wade–Giles: Mei Yao-ch'en) (1002–1060) was a Chinese poet of the Song dynasty. He was one of the pioneers of the "new subjective" style of poetry which characterized Song poetry. [1] Mei Yaochen was born in Xuancheng in present-day Anhui ...
Yuan Mei was born in Qiantang (錢塘, in modern Hangzhou), Zhejiang province, to a cultured family who had never before attained high office.He achieved the degree of jinshi in 1739 at the young age of 23 and was immediately appointed to the Hanlin Academy (翰林院).
Guoyue (國 樂; literally "national music"; also minyue (民乐), huayue (華樂) or zhongyue (中樂)), refers to the music composed for Chinese musical instruments, [1] which is an extension of the Chinese traditional music.
Guo Yi (simplified Chinese: 郭 艺; traditional Chinese: 郭藝; pinyin: Guō Yì; born 1954) is a Chinese musician and master of the ancient free-reed Sheng. [1] [2] He also plays the bamboo flute and Erhu. [3] He has recorded for Peter Gabriel's Real World Records. [4] He performs as the Guo Brothers with his sibling, Guo Yue.
Su Zhe, courtesy name Ziyou, Su Shi's younger brother, also a famous author; at this time Su Zhe was in Jinan, Su Shi in Mi Prefecture; the brothers had not seen each other for seven years. 5. 宮闕: gōngquè: gung1kyut3 a spectacular palace. 6. 瓊樓玉宇: qiónglóu-yùyǔ: king4lau4-juk6jyu5 a building made of beautiful jade, here, the ...