Drifting Skandhas: A Philosophical, Artistic and Literary Commentary on the Heart Sutra

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Li Sen

Drifting Skandhas

A Philosophical, Artistic and Literary Commentary on the Heart Sutra

Li Sen

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Heartspace Publications
15 December 2021

Oriental & Indian philosophy; Buddhism; Buddhist sacred texts

"Li Sen's Drifting Skandhas is a poetic testimony to an ancient practice essential to our life and times. He writes; We are offered a synthesis of academic, philosophic, anti-philosophic (Lacan), artistic, literary and poetic modes. The great Buddhist classic, the Heart Sutra, seeks to transcend the constraints of academicism. The walls between written forms are illusory. It is not argument that transports us through the paradoxically named Gateless Gate, where 'form is emptiness, emptiness is form', but the wings of imagery.

The text, like that of the ancient Chinese sage-poets, is rich with the author's poetry, in which metaphors take us as far as language can go before it touches silence and enters the inexpressible.

The cock crows, drinking in the remnants of the sun.

The cock coos, drinking in fleeting time.

Its crows are chained together like the peaks of mountains,

as swarms of incipient rainclouds hanging in the sky. (Li Sen)

From the perspective of contemporary philosophy, art and literature, the author tributes the Heart Sutra, one of the most profound sutras in Buddhism. Le Sen has more than thirty years experience in culture and research into Buddhist philosophy.

Li Sen created ""drift"" language as the theoretical framework and writing style, with philosophy of poetic prose.

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Contribution by Bill Porter (Red Pine)

Thirty ancient paintings adorn the work

Replete with footnotes

Translator; Deng Zhihui

Testimonial by Doriaan Haarhoff (Ph.D) (author of 20 books)"

By: Li Sen
Imprint: Heartspace Publications
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 358g
ISBN: 9780648921677
ISBN 10: 0648921670
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 15 December 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Li Sen was born in Yunnan Province, China, in 1966. He iscurrently professor of Literary Criticism at Yunnan University, and was the former dean of the School of Chinese Languageand Literature there. He concurrently holds the followingacademic titles and positions: chairman of the ResearchCentre for Chinese Contemporary Art and Literature;member of the National Advisory Committee on TeachingArtistic Theory in Higher Education, under the Ministry ofEducation; editor-in-chief of New Poetry Magazine (Chinese);and member of the 'Them' school of poets, a well-knownpoetry school founded in 1984 in mainland China.Professor Li has published more than ten books, both monographsand edited collections, and more than four hundredshorter pieces, both academic papers and creative writing.