The Ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuang Zhou’s dream of becoming a butterfly blurs reality and fantasy, reflecting a poet’s desire for freedom and eternity. The coming of Tulku draws from Buddhist classics, using Chou Meng-tieh’s life as a metaphor. His experiences at WuChang Street and his bookstand, started in 1959, led to enlightenment and loyalty to Buddha and loved ones. Influenced by Buddhism, his poems blend Zen with grace, affection, and prudence, capturing life’s essence with strength and delicacy. He closed his bookstand in 1980 due to illness.
DirectorTsun-shing Chen
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Includes: The Inspired Island: Home In Two Cities, The Inspired Island: The Man behind the Book, The Inspired Island: Towards the Completion of a Poem, The Inspired Island: The Untrammeled Traveler, The Inspired Island: Port of Mists, The Inspired Island: The Coming of Tulku, The Inspired Island: River Without Banks, The Inspired Island: Boundary, The Inspired Island: A Life That Sings, The Inspired Island: Multiflorate Splendour, The Inspired Island: My City, The Inspired Island: 1918, The Inspired Island: A Lifetime In Chinese Literature, The Inspired Island: Unfulfilled Dreams, The Inspired Island: A Lean Soul, The Inspired Island: I Remember, The Inspired Island: Still Young, The Inspired Island: The New Formosa Mambo
