Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.22

v2.c10.22

Poetry During this period, Buddhism also had a profound impact on Chinese poetry, and it was fashionable for some scholars to write poems connected with Buddhism, including poets such as Tao Yuanming (about 372-427), Xie Lingyun (385-433), Bao Zhao (405-466), Shen Yue (441-513). Guang-hung-ming chi Volume 30 has collected many such poems. Interestingly, many Buddhists also ascended to the ranks of poets, not only Chinese but also foreigners, and their poems were included in the treasury of Chinese poetry to constitute a part of Chinese culture. The Buddhist poems in the Jin Dynasty were represented by the poet Zhi Dun (314-366), whose 18 poems such as Eulogy to the Buddha on the 8^th^ day of the fourth month have been handed down through generations. The Emperor Liangwu, Xiao Yan, (464-549) was a Buddhist and also a poet, who had written poems such as *Meet Three Religions*.