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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 280, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Stop right now I implore you
Last Line: Find the jewel inside your clothes
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Hell; Buddha; Buddhists
First Line: Stop right now I implore you
Last Line: Find the jewel inside your clothes
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Hell; Buddha; Buddhists
Stop right now I implore you
don't provoke Old Yama
one mistake and down you go
pounded by a thousand blows
and in Hell you'll long remain
parted from this life forever
take my words to heart I urge
find the jewel inside your clothes
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