Because of the developed culture and education, as well as widely distributed Buddhist books, Buddhism monks in Ba Shu area always put a lot of effort on literary culture and often show off their literary talent. But from the standpoint of Zen, the literary gift of Zen is far from the general expound of Buddhism texts. It is the practice method towards Enlightenment but takes advantage of the classic texts. The literary talent may lead to some kind of barrier for most people while only few remarkable persons who have accessed to the Zen can illuminate the ‘literal wisdom of Zen’and arouse the vitality of Buddhism. If not for this wisdom of Zen masters from Ba Shu, the history of Chinese Zen will be different. Therefore, the literary gift of Ba Shu Zen masters has its religious, historical and cultural contribution to human history
