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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 252, by HAN SHAN 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
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
His two aspects are open and shut
between which we all live
he misleads us with fog
he wakes us up with wind
he cares for us with riches
he undoes us with poverty
for the run-of-the-mill crowd of people
everything comes from the Lord of Heaven
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