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Diamond Sutra by Wen Zhenmeng (detail); Ming dynasty, dated 1616

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江蘇長洲(今蘇州市) 僧人 書法家

字文起,號湛持。生於一五七四年,卒於一六三六年。明代(1368~1644)僧、書法家。吳縣(今江蘇蘇州)人。文徵明之曾孫。天啟二年(1622)中進士,授翰林院編修,官至禮部左侍郎兼東閣大學士、禮部尚書,為官剛正不阿,秉直敢言。通經史,尤長《春秋》。其熱心佛事,曾為購回江蘇聖恩禪寺寺基,與諸文士來回奔走,並禮請漢月法藏禪師常駐此寺。著作有《念陽徐公定蜀記》、《薤茶說》、《策書圓記》、《姑蘇名賢小記》、《文肅公日記》、《文文起詩》等。
 擅詩文,工書法,書畫傳有家風,其書法作品楷書《金剛經》,雖與文徵明書風有別,然結字端正有法,藏臺灣臺北故宮博物院。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 293.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Wen Zhenmeng." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 293.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Wen Zhenmeng" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:293.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Wen Zhenmeng. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 293).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People },
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title = {{Wen Zhenmeng}},
volume = 19,
year = {2016}}


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