| 释义 |
‖ wabi|ˈwaːbi|
[Jap.]
In Zen Buddhist philosophy, a quality of simple, serene, and solitary beauty of a slightly sombre kind (see also quot. 1962). Cf. sabi.
1934D. T. Suzuki Essays in Zen. III. vii. 312 This spirit of ‘Eternal Loneliness’ is something known pre-eminently in Japan. By this spirit..I mean what is popularly known in Japan as ‘Sabi’ or ‘Wabi’. 1962J. Petrie tr. Hasumi's Zen in Japanese Art iv. 51 The essential features of Higashiyama art, extending into all fields, can be summarized in..the idea of ‘Wabi’, which is supposed to express the highest beauty and can also be carried over into other fields of art. Fundamentally it means poverty, and at the same time simplicity and calm, but it also implies an inexpressible inner joy hidden in deep modesty. Out of ‘Wabi’ developed harmony, respect, purity, poverty... That is what the special designation of ‘Wabi’ amounts to: it was the favourite expression of the Haiku masters. 1965[see sabi]. 1979S. Coe in I. Webb Compl. Guide to Flower & Foliage Arrangement xvii. 227/3 Then comes wabi, a recognition of ordinary things but seen in a very clear, almost transparent light. |