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Funding Scheme : General Research Fund
Project Number : 18604924
Project Title(English) : 圓覺思想與信仰於東亞藝術、文學中的呈現(11-15世紀) [Manifestations of the Idea and Doctrine of “Perfect Enlightenment” (Yuanjue) in East Asian Arts and Literature (11th-15th Century)] 
Project Title(Chinese) : 圓覺思想與信仰於東亞藝術、文學中的呈現(11-15世紀) 
Principal Investigator(English) : Dr SHANG, Haifeng 
Principal Investigator(Chinese) : 商海鋒 
Department : Department of Literature and Cultural Studies
Institution : The Education University of Hong Kong
Co - Investigator(s) :
Panel : Humanities, Social Sciences
Subject Area : Humanities and Arts
Exercise Year : 2024 / 25
Fund Approved : 236,476
Project Status : On-going
Completion Date : 31-12-2027
Abstract as per original application
(English/Chinese):
圓覺,即圓滿的覺悟。11-15世紀,圓覺思想與信仰,滋養東亞諸多藝文典範。北宋前期,禪師雪竇於明月意象注入圓覺思想,以百首明月詩化解行腳僧之孤寂,創造新的文學意象與功能。北宋中期,楊傑最早將明月寫入牧牛頌,將明月象征的圓覺境界繪製成圖。南宋淳熙十年(1083),孝宗從純禪角度御註《圓覺》,冠名徑山興聖萬壽禪寺,興建圓覺閣,將圓覺塑造為國教。隨後,潼川府路相繼湧現四大圓覺洞石窟寺。其中,大足寶頂山圓覺道場兩見明月圖,銘刻「光明藏」。鐮倉時代中期,職權北條時宗在鐮倉興建圓覺興聖禪寺、大光明殿。朝鮮王朝前期,世祖在漢城興建大圓覺寺、大光明殿、圓覺塔。琉球王國第二尚氏王朝前期,尚真王在首里興建圓覺禪林、圓鑑池。類似孝宗的心態,每逢興亡而重建國家信念,東亞王權屢選擇圓覺信仰,故有四大圓覺寺作為國教空間。上述藝文典範,通過想象、視覺或空間,實踐並傳遞圓覺信仰。本案首次以「東亞宗教藝文思想史」的方法,加以整體研究。
Perfect Enlightenment, also known as the state of complete enlightenment. From the 11th to the 15th century, the ideology and belief in Perfect Enlightenment nourished numerous artistic and literary canons in East Asia. In the early Northern Song Dynasty, the Zen master Xuedou infused the concept of Perfect Enlightenment into the imagery of a bright moon, using his hundred poems about the moon to dissolve the solitude of wandering monks and creating new literary imagery and functions. In the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, Yang Jie was the first to incorporate the bright moon into his “Ode to Herding Bulls,” depicting the state of Perfect Enlightenment through painting. In the 10th year of the Chunxi era in the Southern Song Dynasty (1083), Emperor Xiaozong annotated the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment from a pure Zen perspective, named the Jing Mountain Xingsheng Wanshou Temple, and built the Perfect Enlightenment Pavilion, establishing belief in Perfect Enlightenment as a state religion. Subsequently, the four major Perfect Enlightenment grotto temples emerged one after another in the Tongchuan Prefecture. Among them, the Sacred Site of Perfect Enlightenment at the Dazu Mount Baoding has two reliefs of the bright moon, and the inscription “Storehouse of Brilliance.” In the mid-Kamakura period, the Regent Hojo Tokimune built the Perfect Enlightenment Zen Temple and the Brilliance Hall in Kamakura, Japan. In the early Joseon Dynasty, King Sejo built the Perfect Enlightenment Zen Temple, the Brilliance Hall, and the Perfect Enlightenment Pagoda in Hanseong. In the early period of the Second Shō Dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom, King Shō Shin built the Perfect Enlightenment Zen Temple and the Perfect Enlightenment Pond in Shuri. Similar to the mindset of Emperor Xiaozong, whenever the country is in decline and in need of rebuilding its national faith, East Asian monarchies often choose the belief of Perfect Enlightenment. As a result, there are four major Perfect Enlightenment temples established as national religious spaces. These artistic and literary paradigms practice and convey the belief of Perfect Enlightenment through imagination, visual representation, and spatial experiences. This project aims to conduct a comprehensive study of the phenomenon group mentioned above for the first time using the approach of “History of East Asian Artistic and Literary Thought Originating from Religion.”
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