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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 36, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Those who leave home leave to be free
Last Line: Into the same abyss
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Monks; Buddha; Buddhists
First Line: Those who leave home leave to be free
Last Line: Into the same abyss
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Monks; Buddha; Buddhists
Those who leave home leave to be free
and pity the suffering masses
they proselytize for the Buddha
telling others to choose a path
but who can they possibly save
doing whatever they please
descending with everyone else
into the same abyss
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