SECRETS OF ''THE WEST ARHAT TEMPLE'' LITERATURE AND THE ARTS-LITERATURE POETRY BUDDHIST.

Tay Phuong Pagoda in Thach That district, Ha Tay Province is a famous ancient architecture and is a Buddhist center in the area, was built in XVIII century. The temple also kept many precious ancient objects, including groups of 18 Arhat statues wooden temple located in the hallway. In addition to spiritual values, the statues are unique works of sculpture in the most classic of Vietnam. Secrets of "The West Arhat temple" (1) Tran Thanh Tay Phuong Pagoda in Thach That district, Ha Tay Province is a famous ancient architecture and is a Buddhist center in the area, was built in XVIII century. The temple also kept many precious ancient objects, including groups of 18 Arhat statues wooden temple located in the hallway. In addition to spiritual values, the statues are unique works of sculpture in the most classic of Vietnam. The poem The Tay Phuong Pagoda Arhats are drawn from poetry: life poem (1963). Reporter: poet, revolutionary poetry, particularly poetry written in the early decades of the sixties, mainly to exposure to the spirit of a country that MOT should write heroic history of Dien Bien,'re actively working on the production of national construction and costs to the South was full of football loving the enemy. Then the favorite character of his poetry is liberation fighters or workers, cooperative members would cooperate passionate action. In this context, the materials to make the Arhat Temple West was different. The poet remembers the poem is formed like? The National Poet: This poem both ideas and topics not improvise as other poems. I have "future expansion pleased" with this poem 20 years, from 1940 when it started the idea of egg until it was written in 1960. For 20 years I awake and burning it. In 1940, set the sacred fire to be published shortly, a group of friends invited me to visit Tay Phuong Pagoda, the group consists of Concept Hung, Nhat Linh, The Lu, Nguyen Do Cung. When I was a young but very interested in visiting temples, churches ... <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> The National Poet It seems now I realize that these are the major culture of the nation without any enemy who may be claimed. The visiting temples meaningful pilgrimage to roots. Prior to the temple I visited the West several other temples, but when I touched by unique architecture of the temple, and especially 18 wooden statues of La Han. Each statue is a strange style of sculpture and when grouped together create an impressive scene. But the first impression that was not enough for a poet, impressive though that is almost always make the language of the poet. What makes the poet must take an impression of the Arhat statues during the 20 years? The National Poet: Visit the temple of ideas I immediately recorded in the manual (the Arhat Temple West - Pain suffering of his father). But if you just stop at that idea, I find not only peace and much of the poem is not so. Suffering would find an escape where? That is my question for the past 20 years. In 1960, I went to school high political level Nguyen Ai Quoc. Last year some friends that have visited China. I and others inviting them to visit Tay Phuong Pagoda. This is my second time to the temple. The impression remains the same as last twenty years. I wrote a poem on the night circuit 27-12-1960. If you only write about the pain away, writhing his father is not enough. Because pain is the pain of despair that there is no escape, no matter how painful life is not to be bright. If the poem stops there will be a dark poetry, despair. The task of the poem is just so desperate that the pain was, and must find a way, the method for solving it. So when engaged in war against France and build a new life in the North, I do note is the following poem. Social time has helped me, showing me that only the revolution of national liberation is an escape from the sufferings of his father and of me. I entered the mind of his father and find the light end of the tunnel pain. Revolution not only liberated me, for those who live, but also frees the spiritual values ​​of his father being trampling. PV: The Western Arhat Temple of heart problems I visited King Ha this is not the origin of Buddhism that anyone taking a back pain? full name Arhat Arhat called transcribed from an original Chinese Sangkrit - the ancient Indian language, written language, which the Buddhist scriptures the spirit of it almost occupies the East Asian countries. The Arhat who care practice, spiritual suffering, to cut off all desire for life realm to achieve spiritual freedom - that is nirvana Buddha. Efforts mortification, austerity of life carved into the object to set an example for later generations. The efforts of man himself beyond admirable. But even the first stanza, the poem seems to have predicted a painful defeat them. Why the poet begins with this stanza? <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> Tay Phuong Pagoda The National Poet: As written about temples, a sacred place, fades, so I chose the topic is simple: "The Arhat Temple West / heart problems I visited the kingdom", to reduce the a fanciful look away. But this verse to describe my mood without the help of other techniques. Sanction, where the meaning of the scriptures, as well as the beliefs of the people we are a peaceful, permanent happiness, no suffering, no death, all live in Bliss. But when looking at the face that the pain and suffering any apparent also exclaimed: Ha this is not the origin of Buddhism that everyone present so painful? Sanctions distant, vague that no one knows but pain may be evident and transparent lines, but really shapes. Is there something hidden under all that face? What makes you have been blessed to open up all the mental pain is this? Arhat unlike human studies of the Bodhisattva, Arhat only save themselves but do not seem to save it. So where have all the pains that constantly? The story of life, suffering from this life. PV: Here the bones bare feet with your hands have more lean burn body panels suffer deep pensive eyes surround Self-y then sit far this stanza better describe the impression "problem of the poet king." The suffering abuse flesh "with hand-foot bare bones" makes the reader think of all the life doomed. In a verse from an independent if any two adjacent stand and take the music together, their meaning is also building upon the other. In the first verse we get that size between the "bare bones legs with hands," verse that seems to be portraying the suffering of all flesh. But the meaning of the stanza from "bootstrap" is unclear? The National Poet "bootstrap" should not be crude in the sense of time since the statues should. In Vietnamese, the word "bootstrap" is a very good sense, it describes the meaning of the basic value. "Self-y then sit far." The suffering of man's existence has always shown through the ages. It's like a burning flame invisible man. What is suffering? Of course the next stanza will explain to readers. The first impression of the sufferings of the people is an impressive body of pain. Was "thin body" and more haggard eyes to look "pensive". Here the word "pensive" seemed inappropriate, because if it is painful on the body is often screaming up to slacken. But no, the pain that people have suffered too long then, endures through time, from a previous life you want until the author encountered. With time already suffering deeply cherished and diving submersible in the heart of each person. Q: There are eyebrows raised bed eyes slanted forehead as well wave reincarnation Each bitter soul withered palm tendon blood boiling In the next stanza, the author describes the spiritual pain. It seems the pain is still strong spirit, smarting than physical pain. "Reincarnation" is considered common sense to live fully human lives will again be reincarnated into another life, but in verse the word "reincarnation" is understood as the tormented, the return, continuous layer of suffering. <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> Two Arhats in Tay Phuong Pagoda The National Poet: Here the images are a reminder of the suffering of the spirit. The pain expressed in "bed eyes", "slanted eyebrows raised," "lips curved bitterly." Because the face is the most complete expression of the human heart. Not only the "floating forehead like waves" suffering and the entire face is a sea of unrelenting suffering. Suffering in blood vessels and flush tormented body, it's all a vicious cycle there is no escape. But beyond physical pain and mental, the longer the suffering brought a feel of Buddhist spirituality. On Wednesday stanza: There you have folded legs rolled entitled to a non thai Buddhist concept, even when life began was born in, people have known all your life so painful. Here, in three stanzas describe the Arhat statues as well as attention to the description of human suffering and misery as well as social time. With individual human suffering "burn lean body panels" they always bring "soul wilt," living life "heard enough sad stories." The two stanzas describe the pain of each individual man, but just one sentence "life sad enough to hear" I immediately understood the pain has covered up the whole of society. R: The sitting position Here in the quiet storm that heard explosions hundred domain as human life from the abyss of darkness extruding the black wind Pagodas seem always associated with stillness and quiet. Just a yellow leaves as well as work space. Between the quiet poetry that image "hundreds of domain explosion" is a contradiction. The contrast makes both the current status on definition: One side is the "silent" form and a thunderstorm is inside of that painful fact. The poet Huy: It is represented by The next two verses: As human life from the abyss of darkness the wind extruded black "darkness" in the literature that is always painful, dark, struggle, what is the opposite of light fun and happiness. Even where the bureaucratic status, he still like temples, the last place for people to find time towards happiness, "storm" has broken out of suffering. People desperate, disoriented and saw the "abyss" of life. Suffering of individuals, each life has harmony in the suffering of "humanity". The "human life" is general and more specific in the next stanza: strange meeting in the struggle not to cry The statue also sweat if every statue is a human face with many of the painful parts of the meeting of the Arhat is meeting "the struggle" of like fate, like painful. New or painful nature has become, has flooded society. That was terrible. Therefore the need to liberate society is a great demand and contain from several generations ago. And our revolution truly means to be human when release the burden of the human spirit. (Also) Tran Thanh (done) Secrets of "The West Arhat temple" (2) ... "There is no way to release the sadness, the artist for sending it over the engraved lines. Thus the art will also need to be released could reach the new value, the real useful life ... " PV: On the bow, side tilt, turn on the Quay in eight directions deep sky asked a great question no answer until now has chau face meetings in strange places painful incarnations of the statues, each a deep moral affordable it has also confused, tormented to find a way? Verse carved features are impressive: "The bow, side tilt, face turn after". Terrible thirst, but ironically all the way fall into deadlock and despair. "The big question," did not get answered. <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> The National Poet: The question of the meaning of life is one big question that nobody has answered clearly. "One big question is not the answer." Che Lan Vien especially like this verse and the poet referred to it several times. "Bend", "italic", "turn after", as are verbs that up to eight user anxious to return ten to find the answer to his fate. Fruits of people are being a terrible urgency. But that question, meaning that thousands of human concern from real life is a difficult thing that seems to take a lot of time people understand just a little dim. "A great question. No answer. " We must pay attention to this verse form. Punctuation marks placed between lines of poetry is something special. "One big question." - Question mark stop here to give the reader a sense pauses to ponder the answer immediately recognize it as "no answer". But the poem is not normal in this line should correspond to lines of poetry on. In the poem the author uses three consecutive radio monitoring in the sentence: "Go ask the sky deep in eight directions." If one purpose, then, the use of audio monitoring 3 This may seem "against disasters." So the author's purpose here is to what? Is to highlight the concerns that anxious, desperate effort to the aspirations of the human search for meaning in life. Q: The question "no answer" how much it makes life a torment "Until now face is chau". There are actually on the road to Buddhist practitioners find stripped bass earth rotating the pain in our hearts the people here have a question for the author's spirit of Buddhism. There must cultivate is the only way to escape the misery of life no? Is not no other way? Why do you have to find their way redeemed himself in earnest then the pain is still pain in the human world? The National Poet: Now the first stanza, the "real" was clear suspicion of child way to practice it. In the spirit of Buddhism, sad shape, facial features bring another tragic sequence only in the struggle to shed any desire to reach peace, eternal peace. State of suffering is the last state that experienced practitioners. The earth is where I practice, purification, where people live temporarily before reaching Nirvana. Contrary Nirvana, the life process is implicated sea of misery and people living in it, are doomed as a fate. I do not share this opinion, because they are only human beings should live a life that's all, and in which people are fully able to find happiness. But because the individual is separate from society, with communities, individuals do not come together toward the common path of liberation, each doomed to be a tragedy. This is probably the most important "big question" above. "writhing run much the last time" is not a question that the words complained. The single life will forever still immersed in the vast sea of misery, will be repeated in "waves of reincarnation." Just as long as society is self-released individuals will find happiness, nirvana will live in the human population of his cordial. Q: Which is where workers of the old life to me to ask a question : Uncle ascetic figure carved much It's reasonable to tell each other about Buddhism to this stanza, the underground circuit of the poem has changed completely, poets no longer seem "indifferent" describes the suffering of individual life again , the statues to make material for the poem blurred. The poet's mind began to boom. The poet asked his own question, ask yourself questions of meaning and value of art: Is it art depicted only a lukewarm life? Is art just to illustrate some ideas that, just as the "Buddha told each other stories?" The National Poet: Yes! Art is not life so described. To answer these questions and also to understand the mind of the author, readers should be recognized in a definitive idea in this stanza. In the statement Wednesday in the negative observation "after delivery" once again highlighted with question marks at the end. The artist to sculpt the "ascetic shape" must be understood that the common people's pain. Because if we know only their own pain, the pain can not be many states carved suffering like that. "Now what, your old master where?", who has seen "much confidence, that much life" is the Monster attack and pain in "storms" of life, of human life. From the shape of the statue, his father's image, the image of the previous generation is way up in the heart with blood and bone poet. Art can evoke sympathy, to make people understand each other is so. Q: So, the "master" the past have felt the pain of the community, have shared the bitterness of others. But feeling, sharing, creating the art to save his father that belief with posterity, but whether: stoked heart, then patted his forehead pain life can save lives where in this sentence again the emphasis on three sound legal survey is used between sentences: "There are studies" as a reminder for the arts. We can relate to the social context in late 18th century early 19th century. For example, a genius like Nguyen Du can not point the way to liberate the suffering of the population at that time ... <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> The National Poet: That is what tormented me for 20 years, cherished the time this poem. To figure out the meaning of life now and need to have the pain of the world. But just pointed out is not enough, but to find the way for his sufferings. For centuries people have the burden of mental and life is "a place stomping." Not a bit of happiness to illuminate. How much life misery "fumble" "find the exit," which is sunk, beset in black life: Is the world that the Buddha as the smoky half, half mist evil should not be understood that in This smog blurred the Buddha which is the fuzzy soul artists - the statuary. There can be no way to release the sadness, the artist for sending it over the engraved lines. So the art will also need to be released can reach the new value, useful for real life. PV: That is 20 years of concern for the image of the Arhat Temple West also the 20 years of contemplation of the way of artistic liberation. If centuries ago, art was "like smoke renders half, half mist evil" smog obscure, now he has been dispelled - "Xua ball sunset stroll smog", art has found the bright line. Two poems for each other that aims to highlight, to confirm the value of new life, new light to the art ... The National Poet: As I write this poem, the war against France's glorious our nation has just ended, the North entered the building and the revival of the country. An excited atmosphere and a bright future opening up before everyone. The impression of pain, misery, fumble, writhing, buzzing of the statue is the first impression when I visited the temple on the West. It is the first impression and is also a question of being behind in my 20 years. After 20 years I returned to the "Today society has hit the road", a fresh young life has begun, the future be open, the question of the meaning of life are answered and I feel like "fresh face similar again." The poet's mind at that time "corresponding to the bar" with joyful rhythm of life. These steps fall, the tragic impasse on the way to find and release the pain of his father's life in the past paid off. So I wrote: His father loved the old naked painful flowers near the steps lost in the wood grain on this, thousands of miles of fresh spring two questions relate to is a unique and rich art image . It's been foreshadowed since the authors feel "on the subject seem fresh," "steps away", the simple happiness that people unearned ancient, the joys of life that his father not found to be alive and "in here, fresh spring thousands of miles." END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).24/1/2012.