Jakushitsu: A Visit to Hattoji Temple

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A Visit to Hattoji Temple

Jakushitsu, Jakushitsu poetry, Buddhist, Buddhist poetry, Zen / Chan poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, poetry

by Jakushitsu
(1290 - 1367) Timeline

English version by
Arthur Braverman

Original Language
Japanese

Buddhist : Zen / Chan

14th Century

Lone mountain dominating three provinces

White clouds cover a green peak

Summit soaring to great heights

Old temple nearly a thousand years

A monk meditates alone in a moonlit hall

A monkey cries in the mist in an old tree

Saying to worldly folk:

"Come here; free yourselves of karmic dust."

-- from A Quiet Room: The Poetry of Zen Master Jakushitsu, Translated by Arthur Braverman

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Themes

Bower

Freedom

Monkey

Moon

Mountain

Recommended Books

	A Quiet Room: The Poetry of Zen Master Jakushitsu, Translated by Arthur Braverman
	The Roaring Stream: A New Zen Reader, Edited by Nelson Foster
	Zen Masterclass: A Graduated Course in Zen Wisdom from Traditional Masters, by Stephen Hodge

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