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入世Entering the World 簽名雕刻：李真 Li Chen2/8 2007 Engraved Li Chen in Chinese and English, numbered 2/8 and dated 2007 《入世》創作於2007年，探討生命來到世界上的意義─我們為何而來？又為何離開？李真以佛菩薩暗示輪迴，誠如宇宙物理的運轉、人生生死的變異，世間一切的現象都是宿命的安排；對比於神態莊嚴平和的佛菩薩，李真刻意強調「入世而存在」的重要，生命在宇宙中繼起、入世，本身即有獨一無二的價值，因此以無邪的嬰兒表示世間人們追求的最高境界，並用金色凸顯理想狀態的完美。因此，舞動的淘氣嬰孩在肅靜菩薩懷中，兩者構成「宿命」與「入世」的對照。 "Entering the World," which was created in 2007, explores the meaning of the coming of life into this world. Why are we here? And why do we leave? Li Chen uses the image of a Buddha or Bodhisattva to hint at reincarnation, suggesting that all the changes that happen in the universe, and the process of birth and death in human existence, along with all other phenomena, are determined by fate or karma. However, in contrast to the serene, imposing Buddha figure, Li Chen also, and quite deliberately, emphasizes the importance of entering and existing in this world; as he sees it, the process whereby life continues to exist in this world (and through which we enter the world) is itself of immeasurable value. The innocent baby represents the striving of human beings in this world for the ultimate; the use of gold coloration for the baby points up the perfection of this ideal state. By placing the wriggling, adorable baby in the arms of the quiescent Buddha, a contrast is created between "fate" and "entering the world."
