Jakushitsu: Living in the Mountains

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Living in the Mountains

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

Neither seeking fame
nor grieving my poverty
I hide deep in the mountain
far from worldly dust.

Year ending
cold sky
who will befriend me?

Plum blossom on a new branch
wrapped in moonlight

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

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Themes

Moon

Mountain

Sky

Spring Blossom

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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