我不那么赞成对石涛、八大时僧时道的非议。我认为那种不坚定的宗教信仰是艺术家自由本质的体现,恰好反证了他们对宗教的精深领悟,那就是决心“解脱”,这是一切大宗教的精髓。不论是中国弹宗、印度婆罗门教、希伯来苦督教的教主们,还是柏拉图、叔本华、老子、庄子等大哲学家,他们终其一生所做的功课无非就是削去枷锁以求“解脱”而已。至于迷信和崇拜的束缚不是教主、贤哲的本意,那是出于浅薄者的误读。所以在我看来,不坚定的宗教信仰正是石涛、八大们后来能在 I am not in favor of criticism of Shi Tao and the monks of the eight great monasteries. I think that kind of unflinching religious belief is the embodiment of the artist’s free essence, which just proves their profound understanding of religion, that is, determination to “liberate”, which is the essence of all religions. Whether they are Chinese bombers, Indian brahmins, Hebrews, or great philosophers such as Plato, Schopenhauer, Lao Tzu, and Chuang Tzu, their homework is nothing less than shackling “Free” only. As for the fetters of superstition and worship, it is not the intention of the leader or sage, which is a misunderstanding of superficial persons. So in my opinion, unsound religion is Shitao, the eight were able to later