Weibutsu - Weibutsu

A poet from the mid-Tang Dynasty in China. He was from Wannian County, Jingzhao (Shaanxi Province). In his youth, he valued chivalry and led a free-spirited life as an officer in Emperor Xuanzong's guards, but after losing his job during the An Lushan Rebellion, he turned his back on himself and devoted himself to his studies. He served as the magistrate of Luoyang (Henan Province), the governor of Liyang (Shaanxi Province), the ambassador of Bibu Yinwan, the governor of Chuzhou (Anhui Province), the governor of Jiangzhou (Jiangxi Province), and the left sirangzhong. He was nicknamed Wei Suzhou because he ended up as the governor of Suzhou (Jiangsu Province). As a nature poet, he is known alongside Wang (Wei), Meng (Haoran), Wei (Yangwu), and Liu (Zongyuan), and his style of poetry is described as "clear and refined." He is best known for the following lines: "Thinking of you on an autumn night, I take a walk and write in the cool weather. The mountain sky is clear and the pine nuts fall. The ghost must not yet sleep" ("Autumn Night, Twenty-two Hill Members Dedicated to an External Alchemist"). "Wei Suzhou Collection" consists of 10 volumes and one volume of selected works.

[Shigeru Maruyama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

中国、中唐期の詩人。京兆(けいちょう)（陝西(せんせい)省）万年県の人。若いころ侠気(きょうき)を重んじ、玄宗の近衛(このえ)士官として奔放な生活を送ったが、安禄山(あんろくざん)の乱で職を失ってから、心を入れ替えて勉強に励んだ。洛陽(らくよう)（河南省）丞(じょう)、櫟陽(れきよう)（陝西省）令、比部員外郎、滁州(ちょしゅう)（安徽(あんき)省）刺史(しし)、江州（江西省）刺史、左司郎中を歴任。蘇州(そしゅう)（江蘇省）刺史で終わったことから韋蘇州とよばれる。自然詩人として、「王（維）、孟(もう)（浩然(こうねん)）、韋（応物）、柳（宗元）」と並称され、その詩風は「澄淡精緻(ちょうたんせいち)」と評されている。「君を懐(おも)うて秋夜に属し、散歩して涼天に詠ず。山空しうして松子落つ。幽人応(まさ)に未(いま)だ眠らざるべし」（「秋夜、丘二十二員外丹に寄す」）の詩句はよく知られる。『韋蘇州集』10巻、拾遺1巻がある。

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