{"id":1782,"date":"2025-10-05T19:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T11:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/work29\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T23:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:42:13","slug":"work29","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/work29\/","title":{"rendered":"29 Couplet Gifted by General Zhang Xueliang"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1782\" class=\"elementor elementor-1782 elementor-1287\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68a7b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a68a7b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304170e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"304170e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccecceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccecceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img.png 2100w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-1024x399.png 1024w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-1536x599.png 1536w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-2048x799.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8c32c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a8c32c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a0366 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64a0366\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fec72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68fec72\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac39ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac39ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"2464\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-title_29.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-title_29.png 132w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-title_29-16x300.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce140b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce140b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b25ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7b25ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458a54b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"458a54b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8ba8a audio-btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f8ba8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-audio=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en29-1.mp3\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/play-audio-eng-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2685\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/play-audio-eng-1.png 335w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/play-audio-eng-1-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e46bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4e46bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e44e3 text-editor elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80e44e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From North to South, though paths may stray, all find their way to the source once more.<br \/>Beyond the gate, the Dharma flows, steadfast and strong, a pillar to restore.<\/p><p>Across the seas, from East to West, sages walk in harmony\u2019s embrace,<br \/>They soothe the tempests of the world as wisdom blooms with gentle grace.<\/p><p>The couplet, gifted by Zhang Xueliang, is a Longmen-style relief carving of white characters in seal script. It features a regular script signature, along with two seals: a red one reading \u201cZhang Xueliang\u2019s Seal\u201d and a white one marked \u201cOwner of Yian.\u201d<br \/>The upper couplet highlights the unity of Zen Buddhism, emphasizing that while the Northern and Southern schools differ in approach, their goal is the same: to realise true nature, establish correct faith, and unify the tradition. The lower couplet conveys the universality of wisdom, noting that sages from East and West, despite geographical divides, share harmonious teachings that alleviate suffering and resolve global calamities.<\/p><p>The couplet honours Tung Lin Kok Yuen as a sacred monastery, a pillar of Zen Buddhism committed to propagating the Dharma and its mission worldwide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b47d85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b47d85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebfa84f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebfa84f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92dd2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c92dd2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/work30\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-30.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-30.png 1260w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-30-300x20.png 300w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-30-1024x68.png 1024w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-30-768x51.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From North to South, though paths may stray, all find their way to the source once more.Beyond the gate, the Dharma flows, steadfast and strong, a pillar to restore. Across the seas, from East to West, sages walk in harmony\u2019s embrace,They soothe the tempests of the world as wisdom blooms with gentle grace. The couplet, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/work29\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;29 Couplet Gifted by General Zhang Xueliang&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1782","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1782"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4217,"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1782\/revisions\/4217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}