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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 13, by HAN SHAN 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
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
Buddhas care for mortal beings
as if they were their children
to keep them from the dark abyss
they leave signs along the way
they walk down the best of paths
and prove the Bodhi Road exists
and tell benighted men like you
to wake up to your buddha mind
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