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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 66, by HAN SHAN 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
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
Whoever runs into a ghost or spirit
first of all don't be afraid
be firm don't try to grab it
call its name it'll leave
petition the Buddha with incense
bow down and ask a monk's aid
a mosquito that lands on an iron ox
finds nowhere to sink its beak
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