gnomic poetry
Tibetan is called "Lexie", which means "kind words". Its main purpose is to promote people's philosophy of life. In the form of this epigram, the author describes the moral standards and learning spirit in social life, as well as the attitude towards people and things, and so on. Writing is also a four-line folk song style, with seven words in each line (six words in folk songs), two sentences are metaphors and two sentences refer to reality (folk songs are metaphors first, proverbs are metaphors later). The outstanding feature is that in order to state the theme, extremely rich metaphors and reasoning techniques are adopted, which makes the work very philosophical. The metaphors used are familiar to people. Except fish, insects, flowers, mountains and rivers. Many folk allusions and proverbs are used, which are deeply loved by the masses and many aphorisms are widely recited and quoted by the masses.
The most famous aphorisms in Tibet are: Sagar aphorism, Gedan aphorism and Shuishu aphorism.
Saga motto consists of nine chapters: 1. Products that impress scholars, 2. Observe superior character, 3. Observe the products of fools, 4. Observe the mixed product of virtue and stupidity, 5. Observe evil products, 6. Observe the spontaneous products, 7. Observe inappropriate behavior, 8. Observe things, 9. Observe teaching methods. The content is very rich. There are discourses on the cruel nature of the ruling class, satires and attacks on selfishness, hypocrisy, greed and ignorance, and advice on how to seek knowledge and learn. All views on the right and wrong of life are naturally based on the author's own understanding and position on things, which inevitably brings various class prejudices and limitations of the times.
The author of Sakya's motto is Sabangong Gajiang Village (1182-1251). From an early age, he was strictly educated by his father and brother in exegesis and classics. Later, he roamed Tibet and India, studied Sanskrit and Buddhist scriptures under the guidance of celebrities, and became a famous master of Tibetan Buddhism Sakya Sect, known as Pandita. In addition to Sakya's motto, there are also philosophical works "On Ming and Yin" and Buddhist Law Department's works "On Three Instruments and Different Methods", and so on. At the age of sixty-three, Kuo Duan invited him to Liangzhou (now Wuwei, Gansu Province) and invited him to join the "recruiting talents with soil", which made great contributions to the reunification of the motherland. He died in Liangzhou at the age of seventy.
Ge Dan Ge Yan, 125. It's all about distinguishing wisdom from stupidity. Talk about the difference between a wise man and a fool by comparison. The standards used, like Sakya's motto, are based on Buddhist teachings and naturally obliterate the essence of class. The author is Solang Zaba (1478- 1554), a multi-person Anduo, who became a monk since childhood. Since then, he has devoted himself to Yin Ming. He received a first-class Gesi degree in drepung monastery, Lhasa. At the age of 52, he served as the "Ayabeni" (French king) of Gandan Temple and died at the age of 76.
Water Tree Motto, like Sagar Motto, is a far-reaching work in the history of Tibetan literature. "Water Tree Motto" includes two parts. Part of it is derived from the water, called "Water Metaphor Motto", with 139 songs; The other part is extended from the tree, called "Tree Metaphor Motto", 100. A total of 239 songs. In terms of ideological content, there are exposures and attacks on tyrants and bad guys, praises for integrity and purity, and correct attitudes towards learning and treating people, and so on. But there are also many contents that directly promote religious superstition. Like sagar's motto, the writing is in the form of four sentences and seven words, and it also has many unique artistic features. The author is Gong Tangdan Baizhunmei (17 17- 1786), who was born in Anmuduo area (now Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture) and is the living Buddha of Labrang Temple, namely Gong Tang III. He is a talented Tibetan scholar with many works, including The Complete Works of Gong Tang Dan Bai Zhunmei.