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Buddhist : Zen / Chan
17th Century

About Shih Shu

Timeline (1660? - 1740?)

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English version by
James H. Sanford

Original Language
Chinese
"nothing to do; nothing to lose"

Themes
  Dawn
  Garden
  Lotus
  Night
  Rose

 

Recommended Books

The Clouds Should Know Me By Now: Buddhist Poet Monks of China, Edited by Red Pine
A Drifting Boat: Chinese Zen Poetry, Edited by J. P. Seaton / Edited by Dennis Maloney
Sunflower Splendor: Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry, Edited by Wu-chi Liu / Edited by Irving Yucheng Lo

"nothing to do; nothing to lose"
among the flowers, darkening clouds
above the pines, a sinking sun
spring deepens with urgent birdcalls
autumn declines to the cries of insects
dawn: darkness wrapped in darkness
this, the end of every quest.

 

 

-- from The Clouds Should Know Me By Now: Buddhist Poet Monks of China, Edited by Red Pine

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