Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 298, by HAN SHAN



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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 298, by                     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


Buddhist monks don't keep their precepts
Taoist priests don't take their pills
count the sages who have lived
all are at the foot of hills





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