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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 132, by HAN SHAN 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
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 world is full of busy people
well-versed in countless views
blind to their true natures
they get farther from the Way
if they could see what's real
they wouldn't talk about empty dreams
one thought answers your prayers
revealing a buddha's view
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