| Abstract |
Su Dong-po’s poem: “Fong-he Cheng-bo Da-yu-zhong Huei-ke Jie-chao 奉和成伯大雨中會客解嘲”is a seven character ancient verse which has not attracted enough attention from literature critics. The main reason is that the first half of the poem has many allusions. Without knowing the source references, it would lead to a vague understanding of the poem and cause difficulties for comprehension. Especially the second line “Zuo-pai Yong-yi Duo Guai-wu坐排用意多乖誤”, no one has ever indicated its source reference, which is the most difficult part for comprehension. Starting from very limited commentaries of former scholars, this paper tries to explain the meaning of all the vague and difficult words in question based on full text search and observations of the usage of these words in other relevant texts. It is also found that the second line of this verse is referenced to the “Fu-zhu-pin付囑品” in “Liu-zu Tan-jing六祖壇經” . The discover makes clear the relationship between this line and other parts of the verse. After this commentary procedure, the whole verse has been realized as a clear, fresh, rich in content, enjoyable, philosophical poem.
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