魚枕冠頌帖 A fish, pillow and Buddhism

【About the author】

蘇軾（1037－1101），北宋文學家、書畫家、美食家。字子瞻，號東坡居士。漢族，四川人，葬於潁昌（今河南省平頂山市郟縣）。一生仕途坎坷，學識淵博，天資極高，詩文書畫皆精。

Inside Story

Tungpo mentioned that the article was written for fun. He discussed the uncertainty in life by writing a story of a fish which was caught and a pillow was found in the fish. He stated that people could live freely in a disturbing world only if they understood that everything they owned in the world would eventually disappear. One can distinguish Tungpo’s accomplishment in Buddhism by reading this article.