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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 8, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Buddhas leave behind sutras
Last Line: The deceits they harbor night and day
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Change; Chinese Literature; Deception; Buddha; Buddhists
First Line: Buddhas leave behind sutras
Last Line: The deceits they harbor night and day
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Change; Chinese Literature; Deception; Buddha; Buddhists
Buddhas leave behind sutras
because people are hard to change
not just fools and scholars
everyone's mind is framed
their karma high as a mountain
they don't know enough to fear
much less to reconsider
the deceits they harbor night and day
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