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Buddhist : Zen / Chan
20th Century

About Shinkichi Takahashi

Timeline (20th Century)

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English version by
Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto

Original Language
Japanese
Gods

Themes
  Perfume
  Spring Blossom
 
 
 

 

Recommended Books

Afterimages: Zen Poems of Shinkichi Takahashi, by Shinkichi Takahashi
Triumph of the Sparrow: Zen Poems of Shinkichi Takahashi, Translated by Lucien Stryk / Translated by Takashi Ikemoto
Zen Poetry: Let the Spring Breeze Enter, Translated by Lucien Stryk / Translated by Takashi Ikemoto

Gods are everywhere:
war between Koshi and Izumo
tribes still rages.

The all of All, the One
ends distinctions.

The three thousand worlds
are in that plum blossom.
The smell is God.

 

 

-- from Zen Poetry: Let the Spring Breeze Enter, Translated by Lucien Stryk / Translated by Takashi Ikemoto

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