Moreover, the story of Huineng is of epic proportions, on a par with any drama from the pen of Shakespeare. In fact, Snow in August melds Eastern and Western cultures. The form is like that of Shakespearian or Greek tragedy, but the spirit can only have come from the wisdom of the East.
更進一層來看，《八月雪》融合了東方及西方的文化；從型式上你可找到莎士比亞或希臘悲劇的型式，但是精神上，它又有東方獨特的智慧。