Reiun Kanka　霊雲観花

KEY WORD :　art history / paintings

Ch: Ling Yun Guanhua. The Tang dynasty Zen 禅 priest Lingyun Zhiqin 霊雲志勤 (Jp: Reiun Shikin), a disciple of Weishan Lingyu い山霊祐 (Jp: Isan Reiyuu ), who achieved enlightenment while watching peach blossoms. He composed a well-known verse on the experience. The story is included in the JINGDE CHUANDENGLU 景徳伝燈録 (Jp: KEITOKU DENTOUROKU or "Record of the Transmission of the Lamp", 1004). The screen painting by Kanou Motonobu 狩野元信 (1476-1559) in Daisen'in 大仙院, Daitokuji 大徳寺 (ca. 1513), Kyoto, is the best known example in Japan.

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