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Feature

A man sits within a small pavilion that is perched amidst trees near a towering cliff.

Mountain Landscape with Scholar in a Pavilion and Two Figures Approaching
by Sheng Mou
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Question
This Chinese painting shows a man seated in a pavilion. What Taoist and Buddhist philosophy is the artist communicating by placing the man in this wilderness location?
(1 point)
Responses

Keep a balanced perspective on life
Keep a balanced perspective on life

Live a peaceful, happy life.
Live a peaceful, happy life.

Keep harmony between man and nature.
Keep harmony between man and nature.

Live a creative live.
Live a creative live.

Answer 1

The Taoist and Buddhist philosophy communicated by placing the man in the wilderness location is:

**Keep harmony between man and nature.**