Master Hongyi wrote a poem when he was 60 years old: "A friendship between gentlemen is as light as water; Hold the image and ask for it, thousands of miles away; Shi Wen, Kuol forgot to say; The flowers are full of spring and the heart is full, suggesting that he is dying. On September 24th and 25th, 1942, he was a little tired when he was talking about the law. 65438+ 10 month 1 started to have a low fever, but still wrote every day, and the diet became less and less; 65438+ 10 5 only drink water and refuse to take medicine; 6543816/0, Assistant Minister Xiucai Miaolian was ordered to record his last words and "helping thoughts" in front of the couch. He is not fatal, but he wants to "go"; On the afternoon of June 10, 10, writing "the intersection of sadness and joy" is a last word; 101October 13, he left. ...

What does it mean to hold an image for an image?

Master Hongyi wrote an inscription before his death: "A friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. Hold the image and ask for it, thousands of miles away. Shi Wen, Xiao Guo forgot to say. The flowers are full of spring and the heart is full. "

The saying of "Xiang" comes from metaphysics in Wei and Jin Dynasties, which corresponds to "Yi". Generally speaking, "trying to set up an image" is the meaning of image. Where there are endless images, there are inexhaustible images. What images can't do is "meaning beyond images". Master Hongyi used this truth to explain the truth of Buddhism, indicating that Buddhism's highest understanding of truth is divorced from language and writing thinking. The so-called "broken words, dead heart" is. Therefore, the truth is close at hand, but it is thousands of miles away for those who stick to it.

The following is a brief example of Wang Bi's Zhouyi. [There is a famous saying, saying:

"Husband, like surprises. The speaker is also a bright image. Do what you want, do what you say. Words are born from images, so you can find words to observe images; Elephants are born with meaning, and we can find them to observe meaning. Meaning is exhausted by images, and images are spoken. Therefore, the speaker is so clear about the image that he forgets to say it; Elephant, so it is meaningful, and it is smug to forget the elephant. Those who still have hooves are so among rabbits that they get rabbits and forget hooves; So, if you are in the fish, you get the fish and forget it. However, the speaker is like a hoof; Like, meaning also. Therefore, a man who keeps his word must be as he is; Those who keep their image are not proud. If an image is born of intention and exists as an image, what exists is not its image; Words are born in images, and if they exist in words, then they are not words. However, people who forget their image are proud; People who forget words are like him. Get carried away, as if forgetting words. Therefore, the image is set to the best state of its meaning, but the image can be forgotten; Draw as much as you like, but forget about this painting. "

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