Poetry Chaikhana
Sacred Poetry from Around the World


Poetry Chaikhana Home
New | Books | Music | Teahouse | About | Contact
Poets by: Name| Tradition | Timeline Poetry by: Theme | Commentary
Blog | Forum | Video Channel
www.Poetry-Chaikhana.com

Buddhist : Zen / Chan
Taoist
8th Century

About Han-shan (Cold Mountain)

Timeline (730? - 850?)

Han-shan (Cold Mountain), Han-shan (Cold Mountain) poetry, Buddhist, Buddhist poetry, Zen / Chan poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, Taoist poetry

<<Previous Poem | View All Poems by Han-shan (Cold Mountain) | Next Poem >>

English version by
Arthur Tobias, James Sanford and J.P. Seaton

Original Language
Chinese

Sitting alone in peace before these cliffs

Themes
  Light
  Moon
  Womb
 
 

 

Recommended Books

The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain, Translated by Red Pine
A Drifting Boat: Chinese Zen Poetry, Edited by J. P. Seaton / Edited by Dennis Maloney
The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry, by Stephen Mitchell
The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhalla Library), Edited by Sam Hamill / Edited by J. P. Seaton
Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems, by Gary Snyder

More >>

Sitting alone in peace before these cliffs
the full moon is heaven's beacon
the ten thousand things are all reflections
the moon originally has no light
wide open the spirit of itself is pure
hold fast to the void realize its subtle mystery
look at the moon like this
this moon that is the heart's pivot

 

 

-- from The View From Cold Mountain, Translated by J. P. Seaton / Translated by Arthur Tobias

Amazon.com

 

<<Previous Poem | View More Poems by Han-shan (Cold Mountain) | Next Poem >>


Poetry Chaikhana Home
New | Books | Music | Teahouse | About | Contact
Poets by: Name| Tradition | Timeline Poetry by: Theme | Commentary
Blog | Forum | Video Channel
www.Poetry-Chaikhana.com

Please support the Poetry Chaikhana, as well as the authors and publishers of sacred poetry, by purchasing some of the recommended books through the links on this site. Thank you!

Ivan M. Granger's original poetry, stories and commentaries are Copyright © 2002 - 2008 by Ivan M. Granger.
All other material is copyrighted by the respective authors, translators and/or publishers.