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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 177 by HAN SHAN

First Line: HEY YOU FOLLOWERS OF THE WAY
Last Line: KEEP IT FREE OF SCARS
Subject(s): BUDDHISM; CHINESE LITERATURE; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS;

Hey you followers of the Way
searching exhausts the spirit in vain
we all possess a miraculous creature
with neither form nor name
call and it answers clearly
it doesn't live in hidden places
guard it well I urge you
keep it free of scars



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