在传统上,中国是一个不重视宗教信仰的国家,但是,中国的精英阶层,即知识分子,却大多对宗教,特别是佛教,抱有一定程度的认同感,所谓唐僧取经就是一个突出的例子。唐宋以后,佛教渐趋中国化,最终导致了本土化的佛教宗派——禅宗的出现,从而彻底弥合了知识分子心理上的华夷之辨。从此,禅宗开始向中国文化的各个领域顽强渗透,而最隐秘也最成功的,应该说是以诗、文、书、画为核心的传统艺术领域。 Traditionally, China is a country that does not attach importance to religious beliefs. However, most elites in China, that is, intellectuals, mostly have a certain degree of identity with religions, especially Buddhism. The so-called monk’s taking is a prominent example . After the Tang and Song dynasties, Buddhism became more and more sinicized, eventually leading to the emergence of the local Buddhist sect, Zen Buddhism, thus completely dissolving the intellectual patriotism of intellectuals. From then on, Zen began to tenaciously infiltrate into all fields of Chinese culture, and the most secret and most successful one was the traditional art field with poetry, writing, painting and painting as the core.