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.

Keep a balanced perspective on life