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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: BUDDHA Matches Found: 121 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` A FIFTEENTH CENTURY ZEN MASTER, by NORMAN DUBIE Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: A blind girl steps over the red staves Last Line: Master, where is the difference? Subject(s): Buddhism; Creation; Desire; Buddha; Buddhists ABOVE THE BATTLE'S FRONT, by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Oh foolish people, and without understanding Last Line: Thorn-crowned above the water and the land. Alternate Author Name(s): Lindsay, Vachel Subject(s): Buddhism; Evil; Francis Assisi, Saint (1181-1226); Hate; Jesus Christ; John The Baptist, Saint (1st Century); Saints; Social Protest; Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910); War; Buddha; Buddhists AFTER IKKYU: 32, by JAMES HARRISON Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: If that bald head gets you closer to buddha Last Line: Now you've become that lamb you refused to eat. Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim Subject(s): Baldness; Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists BEFORE A STATUE OF BUDDHA, by JOHN LAWSON STODDARD Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: O buddha, of the mystic smile Last Line: Atones for earthly pain. Subject(s): Buddhism; Life; Love; Soul; Statues; Buddha; Buddhists BEFORE THE BUDDHA AT KAMAKURA, by DHAN GOPAL MUKERJI Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Dead, thou never art Last Line: Have they hurt thee? Subject(s): Buddhism; Death; Memory; Statues; Buddha; Buddhists; Dead, The BHIKSHU'S SONG, by DHAN GOPAL MUKERJI Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A bhikshu at the door Last Line: Cease not to smile Subject(s): Buddhism; Music & Musicians; Buddha; Buddhists BOOK OF THE JASPERS, by NORMAN DUBIE Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: Dear ahyum lo nasa vueh: marie, this is the name of the dead Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists BOOK OF THE JEWEL WORM, by NORMAN DUBIE Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: I dreamt of wild horses bathing in white water again. Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists BUDDHA, by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Would that by hindu magic we became Last Line: Lord, make us buddhas, dreaming. Alternate Author Name(s): Lindsay, Vachel Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists BUDDHA, by HERMAN MELVILLE Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Swooning swim to less and less Last Line: Annul us into thee. Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists BUDDHA AND BRAHMA, by HENRY BROOKS ADAMS Poem Text Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: The buddha, known to men by many names Last Line: "of purity in silence." Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists BUDDHA'S SWALLOW, by FRANCOIS COPPEE Poem Text First Line: When his new gospel had consoled mankind Last Line: In one deep sob to weep a swallow's death. Subject(s): Buddhism; Swallows; Buddha; Buddhists BUDDHIST BARBIE, by DENISE DUHAMEL Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In the 5th century b.C. Subject(s): Buddhism; Barbie (doll); Buddha; Buddhists BUDDHIST HYMN, by HENRY CLINTON WEBSTER Poem Text First Line: We rest in buddha's light, above Last Line: Beside the gemmed and lotused throne. Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists BUDDHIST LULLABY, by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My mind is an apartment Last Line: On the floor overhead? Alternate Author Name(s): Hall, Galway Subject(s): Buddhism; Reason; Buddha; Buddhists; Intellect; Rationalism; Brain; Mind; Intellectuals BUDDHIST NEW YEAR, by DIANE DI PRIMA Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I saw you in green velvet, wide full sleeves Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists BURNING ISLAND, by GARY SYNDER Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: O wave god who broke through me today Subject(s): Nature; Buddhism; Religion; Buddha; Buddhists; Theology CITIES: 6. TOKIO, by CALE YOUNG RICE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The mad dogs of war Last Line: To beg from door to door. Subject(s): Buddhism; Honor; Peace; Tokyo; War; Buddha; Buddhists DEATH SUNYATA CHANT: A RITE FOR PASSING OVER, by DIANE DI PRIMA Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: If there is a pure land Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists FOR THE CHILDREN, by GARY SYNDER Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: The rising hills, the slopes Subject(s): Buddhism; Future; Peace; Buddha; Buddhists FURTHER ADVANTAGES OF LEARNING, by KENNETH REXROTH Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: One day in the library Subject(s): Buddhism; Learning; Libraries & Librarians; Buddha; Buddhists GAUTAMA, by PAUL HAMILTON HAYNE Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Seven weary centuries ere our star-like christ Last Line: "our only godhead vague nonentity!" Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists GHOSTS ON THE NORTHERN LAND OF UR; CIRCA 2100 C.E., by NORMAN DUBIE Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: With bits of pale colored chalk Last Line: That is still being slaughtered in our childhood... Subject(s): Buddhism; Echoes; Sickness; Time; War; Buddha; Buddhists; Illness I AM, by DAVID IGNATOW Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I assume a buddha-like expression in the mirror Last Line: In his eyes and am understood Subject(s): Buddhism; Self; Buddha; Buddhists I FAIL AS A DHARMA TEACHER, by DIANE DI PRIMA Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I don't imagine I'll manage to express sunyata Last Line: Swimming in and through us like transparent fish Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists IDENTIFYING WITH THE BUDDHA, by CHARLES HARPER WEBB Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: We forget, praising his lotus feet, that he named his son rahula Last Line: From michigan quarterly review Subject(s): Buddhism; Religion; Spirituality; Buddha; Buddhists; Theology IN OLD SIAM, by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: O the wonder! O the glory! Last Line: The white elephant, a buddha! Alternate Author Name(s): Dean Subject(s): Buddhism; Courts & Courtiers; Buddha; Buddhists KUANYIN'S FLASK, by HELEN BURWELL CHAPIN Poem Text First Line: The fire has long since cooled Last Line: The nectar of immortality. Subject(s): Buddhism; China; Kuan Yin (goddess); Buddha; Buddhists LADAKH BUDDHESS BIKER, by LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The ladakh buddhess is watching me Last Line: Of our kali yuga age Subject(s): Buddhism; Motorcycles & Motorcycling; Buddha; Buddhists MEDITATION ON SAVIORS, by ROBINSON JEFFERS Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When I considered it too closely, when I wore it like an element and smelt it like water, Last Line: Shine the sun black; the trap in which it is better to catch the / inhuman god than the hunter's own Subject(s): Oedipus; Jesus Christ; Buddhism; Prophecy & Prophets; Buddha; Buddhists PICTURES FROM TOFUKUJI; FOR PHILIP WHALEN, by ANNE WALDMAN Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The buddha is dying Last Line: Where resides the man who sent me them Subject(s): Buddhism; Japan; Sects; Buddha; Buddhists; Japanese POEM FOR MY FRIEND, CLARE. OR, WITH WHITE STUPAS WE REMEMBER BUDDHA, by NORMAN DUBIE Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: So when the gods wearing their colored cloaks of nearness Last Line: "here's a beautiful postcard of five white stupas in nepal." Subject(s): Buddhism; Honor; Memory; Self-criticism; Self-righteousness; Buddha; Buddhists REGARDING WAVE, by GARY SYNDER Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: The voice of the dharma Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists ROOMS, by ANNE WALDMAN Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: That it would be okay very soon okay, that okay it could be sooner before I Subject(s): Buddhism; Psychoanalysis; Reason; Women; Buddha; Buddhists; Psychoanalysts; Psychotherapy; Intellect; Rationalism; Brain; Mind; Intellectuals SMOKEY THE BEAR SUTRA, by GARY SYNDER Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: Once in the jurassic about 150 million years ago Subject(s): Buddhism; Pollution; Environment; Bears; United States; Buddha; Buddhists; Environmental Protection; Ecology; Conservation; America SPARROWS, by KAREN SWENSON Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Where roof-ends rise up into dragons Last Line: To be caged once again in the dark. Subject(s): Buddhism; Salespersons; Sparrows; Buddha; Buddhists; Selling TAOISM AND BUDDHISM, by PO CHU-YI Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A traveller came from across the seas Last Line: To the heaven of bliss fulfilled. Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi Subject(s): Buddhism; China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Religion; Taoism; Buddha; Buddhists; Theology THE BOOK OF THE CRYING KANGLINGS, by NORMAN DUBIE Poem Full Text Poet's Biography Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists THE BRONZE BUDDHA, by AMELIA WOODWARD TRUESDELL Poem Text First Line: On the lotus blossom the buddha is sitting Last Line: Of stillness and dreamless sleep. Subject(s): Buddhism; Statues; Buddha; Buddhists THE DEATH-STONE, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: What though the vapors of the fleeting screen Last Line: She spake and vanished into thinnest air Subject(s): "buddhism;death Stone (legendary Stone);legends, Japan;" Buddha;buddhists THE FARING OF FA-HIEN, by CALE YOUNG RICE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Through gobiland's sea of sand Last Line: I, fa-hien.' Subject(s): Buddhism; Deserts; Food & Eating; Monks; Religion; Travel; Buddha; Buddhists; Theology; Journeys; Trips THE LAW OF DEATH, by JOHN MILTON HAY Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The song of kilvany. Fairest she Last Line: And laid her child at buddha's feet. Variant Title(s): Kilvany Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists THE LIGHT OF ASIA, by EDWIN ARNOLD Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thus came he to be born again for men Last Line: The dewdrop slips into the shining sea! Subject(s): Gautama Buddha THE NEW BUDDHA, by DHAN GOPAL MUKERJI Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The moonbeams, like intangible flowers Last Line: Night, the only buddha that attains to it. Subject(s): Buddhism; Future Life; Buddha; Buddhists; Retribution; Eternity; After Life THE PILGRIM, by CALE YOUNG RICE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A temple bell Last Line: Toward nirvana!' Subject(s): Bells; Buddhism; Pilgrimages & Pilgrims; Soul; Temples; Buddha; Buddhists; Mosques THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I have been to tientai Last Line: Only brings men pain Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Mountains; Buddha; Buddhists; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 2, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Sinking like a rock in the sea Last Line: Life and death are dust in space Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Lightning; Buddha; Buddhists; Lightning Rods THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 129, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Funny this den of five shades Last Line: And peace will be as clear as ghee Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 132, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The world is full of busy people Last Line: Revealing a buddha's view Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 139, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: There exists one kind of person Last Line: A vast expanse of woe Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Taoism; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 141, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Who on earth is that Last Line: Otherwise he's helpless Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 142, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: People think the body's their root Last Line: You'll make bodhisattvas sick Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Bodies; Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Reason; Buddha; Buddhists; Intellect; Rationalism; Brain; Mind; Intellectuals THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 155, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: For the hundred years of human life Last Line: Listen to the lion's roar Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Anger; Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Compassion; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 159, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: On cold mountain there's a naked bug Last Line: Ready to strike troublesome foes Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Insects; Swords; Wisdom; Buddha; Buddhists; Bugs THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 163, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I have a single cave Last Line: I have the primordial buddha Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Ascesticism; Buddhism; Caves; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists; Caverns THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 164, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Boys and grown-up men Last Line: Realize the mind is king Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 171, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Long ago during liang times Last Line: And where are they today Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Disappointment; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 177, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Hey you followers of the way Last Line: Keep it free of scars Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 187, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: What is the saddest thing in the world Last Line: With moonlight and wind for his home Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Sin; Virtue; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 195, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Old and sick final years over a hundred Last Line: Why would I envy the clever ways of others Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Old Age; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 2, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: All you who read my poems Last Line: Do it as fast as an order Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets; Virtue; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 208, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: We don't see the dew from this morning Last Line: Let there be nothing left at all Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 210, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Talking about food won't make you full Last Line: Don't look around outside Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Talk; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 211, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The suffering of the wheel is relentless Last Line: Don't let your mind grow dim Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 212, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The three-spoked wheel is relentless Last Line: Once there you're there forever Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 214, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: How many ancient sages Last Line: Is the mark of the king of things Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 217, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I close my overgrown door in vain Last Line: The ancient graves are plowed into fields Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Contentment; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 223, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: People can't explain / the reason they're so crazy Last Line: Homage to the buddha Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Insanity; Buddha; Buddhists; Madness; Mental Illness THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 226, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I see tientai summit Last Line: I've always loved friends of the way Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Mountains; Buddha; Buddhists; Hills; Downs (great Britain) THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 230, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: All I see are fools Last Line: Read this over once or twice Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Fools; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Idiots; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 231, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Children of the triple world Last Line: Don't drink the water of darkness Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Children; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists; Childhood THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 232, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The three worlds swarm with people Last Line: They mock the ox that works the mill Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 235, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Here's a message for the faithful Last Line: All you get is stupid Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 237, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: They say when shakyamuni Last Line: The mind is a tathagata's realm Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 241, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I see people everywhere Last Line: End your attachment to form Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Family Life; Parents; Buddha; Buddhists; Relatives; Parenthood THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 245, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The homeless people I know Last Line: They wander forever content Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Contentment; Homeless; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 251, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I see the yellow river Last Line: Because we keep ourselves blind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Yellow River, China; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 252, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: His two aspects are open and shut Last Line: Everything comes from the lord of heaven Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 253, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Children I implore you Last Line: Are free to go where they want Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Children; Chinese Literature; Fire; Buddha; Buddhists; Childhood THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 254, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Sad creatures of a transient existence Last Line: Back and forth on the three hateful paths Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Life; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 257, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The five peaks turn to dust Last Line: Be sure not to tie the ten knots Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Nature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 260, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Imagine a king-of-the-wheel Last Line: You'll waste these human years Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Reincarnation; Wealth; Buddha; Buddhists; Transmigration; Pretas; Riches; Fortunes THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 267, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Ever since I left home Last Line: I'm hoping to meet a buddha Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Yoga; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 268, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My five-word poems number five hundred Last Line: Is truly the mother of buddhas Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Poetry & Poets; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 269, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Daily concerns are endless Last Line: Ride the white ox outside Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Life; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 272, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Hey you people who leave home Last Line: Great suffering buddha Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Monks; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 273, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Again I see those who leave home Last Line: They seek maitreya somewhere else Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Monks; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 277, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Among the sages of the past Last Line: None escaped the wheel of birth and death Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Death; Buddha; Buddhists; Dead, The THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 280, by HAN SHAN Poem Text 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 THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 286, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I see people chanting sutras Last Line: Knows there's no inside or out Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 292, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The quick-thinking people I meet Last Line: All work is finished inside and out Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 298, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Buddhist monks don't keep their precepts Last Line: All are at the foot of hills Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Taoism; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 66, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Whoever runs into a ghost or spirit Last Line: Finds nowhere to sink its beak Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ghosts; Supernatural; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 85, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Some seek pleasure in love Last Line: Show you the mind not used in vain Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Pleasure; Truth; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 89, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Anger is a fire in the mind Last Line: Forbearance keeps anger away Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Anger; Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 96, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Someone points to a cedar Last Line: It's hard to make a ball Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Trees; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 97, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Steam some sand for your dinner Last Line: Give up this useless struggle Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Equality; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 1, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Since I came to tientai temple Last Line: All I see are youngsters Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Temples; Time; Youth; Buddha; Buddhists; Mosques THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 12, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Take these mortal incarnations Last Line: Before they stop telling lies Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Food & Eating; Hell; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 13, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Buddhas care for mortal beings Last Line: To wake up to your buddha mind Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 14, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The buddha forsook the joys of rank Last Line: They sneak inside of temples Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 15, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I sigh when I see worldly people Last Line: Their trials are in vain Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 2, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Doesn't anyone see / the turmoil in the three worlds Last Line: Nothing comes or goes neither birth nor death Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 24, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Who knows how to catch rats Last Line: Use your minds to no avail Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 26, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Since monkeys can be taught Last Line: Became a bodhisattva Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Change; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 29, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Silver stars dot the beam Last Line: Up your butt he'll stick a broom Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Markets; Salespersons; Buddha; Buddhists; Supermarkets; Selling THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 30, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Committing crimes behind closed doors Last Line: You're the victim of your deeds Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Crime & Criminals; Punishment; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 32, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The triple world is a turning wheel Last Line: How long does it last Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 34, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The old buddha road is deserted Last Line: Need to see my teacher Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Ignorance; Roads; Teaching & Teachers; Buddha; Buddhists; Dullness; Stupdity; Paths; Trails; Educators; Professors THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 35, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: We all possess the buddha of buddhas Last Line: A pitiful bunch indeed Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 36, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Those who leave home leave to be free Last Line: Into the same abyss Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Monks; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 37, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Drunk on delusion greed and anger Last Line: You learn to turn to yourself Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Greed; Pain; Prisons & Prisoners; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse; Buddha; Buddhists; Avarice; Cupidity; Suffering; Misery; Convicts THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 47, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The world has its know-it-alls Last Line: And see the sun no more Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Fools; Hell; Punishment; Buddha; Buddhists; Idiots THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 6, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The black dragon pearl in his left hand Last Line: Before sensing there's danger ahead Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Fools; Buddha; Buddhists; Idiots THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 8, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Buddhas leave behind sutras Last Line: The deceits they harbor night and day Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Change; Chinese Literature; Deception; Buddha; Buddhists THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 9, by HAN SHAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Worldly people make me sigh Last Line: Wearing a new set of clothes Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Food & Eating; Buddha; Buddhists THE SPIRIT TABLETS AT GOA LAKE: EPILOGUE, by NORMAN DUBIE Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: An artesian water-gig volunteers in the evening's mustard: Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists THE TORN KAKEMONO, by JANET B. MONTGOMERY MCGOVERN Poem Text First Line: When I was very little, I went to a missionary school Last Line: Like the mist in the valley that day. Subject(s): Buddhism; Christianity; Scrolls; Buddha; Buddhists TO THE UNNAMED BUDDHIST NUN WHO BURNED HERSELF TO DEATH, by DIANE DI PRIMA Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Outside your temple wall. Stone or wood, I can't Last Line: Such a question Subject(s): Buddhism; Suicide; Buddha; Buddhists TRANSCENDENTALISM, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: "it is told, in buddhi-theosophic schools" Subject(s): Buddhism;transcendentalism; Buddha;buddhists WHY I AM NOT A BUDDHIST, by MOLLY PEACOCK Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I love desire, the state of want and thought Subject(s): Buddhism; Buddha; Buddhists |
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