Tao Hongjing is very clever, curious and well-read. At the age of ten, he was fascinated by the way of keeping in good health because he saw Ge Hong's Biography of Immortals. Therefore, at an early age, you are famous and talented. He is good at playing chess and piano, cursive script and official script. After Xiao Daocheng proclaimed himself emperor, Tao Hongjing, who was under twenty years old, was appointed as the king's entourage by Xiao Daocheng. Later, he was appointed as a court official, which was a very idle official position. At that time, the emperor and court officials usually asked him about etiquette, which shows that he was highly valued. However, Tao Hongjing's ambition is not in officialdom. Although he is often with these nobles, he is actually a man who is indifferent to fame and fortune. He always likes to shut himself in the house and stay away from the outside.
Influenced by Ge Hong when he was young, Tao Hongjing was determined to cultivate immortality and learn Taoism since childhood. But in the Liang Dynasty, the whole country admired Buddhism. Under such circumstances, Tao Hongjing resigned and lived in seclusion in Maoshan. Tao Hongjing, as a representative of Maoshan School of Taoism, is actually full of helplessness. Finally, as a master of Taoism, he went to the Ashoka Tower in Jixian County and took an oath. Since then, he has been practicing Buddhism and Taoism. It is precisely because of this that the fate of dying like Kou's new knife was avoided. Later generations often regard this incident as an example of the blending of Buddhism and Taoism in the Qi and Liang Dynasties, but no one has ever analyzed the reasons why Tao Hongjing worshiped Buddhism. In fact, Tao Hongjing's worship of Buddhism is not voluntary, but to safeguard Taoists in Maoshan.
When Tao Hongjing's good friend Shen Yue died, he wrote a mourning poem for Shen Yue: I have a few lines of tears that I haven't shed for more than ten years. Today is the best day for you, before the autumn wind comes? In fact, under the guise of mourning for Shen Yue, he expressed his painful mentality. As the saying goes:? Nine times out of ten, life is not satisfactory? , seems to be very reasonable, even a detached person like Tao Hongjing is no exception. Later, Liang Wudi Xiao Yan hoped that he could come out to help him deal with state affairs, but Tao Hongjing refused his kindness. Liang Wudi couldn't help it, but he thought Tao Hongjing was really talented. Finally, he had to ask Tao Hongjing himself when something important happened. People think that Tao Hongjing is like a prime minister living in seclusion in the mountains, which is why Tao Hongjing came into being? Prime Minister shinya yamanaka? The title of.
Tao Hongjing's life experience is legendary. He loved pines all his life, especially listening to Songtao. He smells pine peaches just like Yue Xian. Sometimes he goes into the mountains alone and listens to Songtao in Shan Ye Valley, so people still call him? Fairy? . Tao Hongjing was obsessed with Taoism all his life? The art of immortals? Although this is not desirable, in order to seek immortality to visit doctors, he often roams around famous mountains and rivers, and when he meets beautiful scenery, he will recite poems and make many beautiful poems. Moreover, Tao Hongjing is knowledgeable, proficient in astronomy and calendar, medicine, mountains and rivers, chess, piano, calligraphy and painting, and has made certain contributions in astronomy, geography, medicine, biology, alchemy and mathematics. Tao Hongjing has? Shame you don't know something? His spirit of exploration is also the main reason for his achievements in many fields, which is worth learning and learning from all of us.