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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 26, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Since monkeys can be taught
Last Line: Became a bodhisattva
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Change; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists
First Line: Since monkeys can be taught
Last Line: Became a bodhisattva
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Change; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists
Since monkeys can be taught
why don't people begin to learn
if the cart in front gets stuck
why not try another track
if you can't make sense of this
I suspect you'll die of anger
a yaksha though the other day
became a bodhisattva
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