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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 24 by HAN SHAN

First Line: WHO KNOWS HOW TO CATCH RATS
Last Line: USE YOUR MINDS TO NO AVAIL
Subject(s): BUDDHISM; CHINESE LITERATURE; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS;

Who knows how to catch rats
doesn't need five white cats
and who discovers what's real
doesn't need a brocade bag
a pearl fits in a burlap sack
buddhahood rests under thatch
all you people attached to form
use your minds to no avail



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