Please help! How does the poem from part C reflect Zen Buddhism’s emphasis on meditation? Support your answer with evidence from the poem.

The poem reflects Zen Buddhism’s emphasis on meditation by placing the speaker's friend in quiet and peaceful surroundings. Peace and quiet play an important role in meditation.

These lines from the poem describe the solitary setting of the poem:

At Green Spring he lies in the empty woods;

And is still asleep when the sun shines on high.

Explanation:

The poem reflects Zen Buddhism’s emphasis on meditation by placing the speaker's friend in quiet and peaceful surroundings. Peace and quiet play an important role in meditation.

These lines from the poem describe the solitary setting of the poem:

At Green Spring he lies in the empty woods;

And is still asleep when the sun shines on high.

Explanation:

straight from edmentum

it foreshadows the theme of the paragraph and hints the topic that will be discussed in the paragraph!