Buddhist Poets and Poetry

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Sacred Poetry from Around the World

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Poets in the Buddhist tradition
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Poets in the Buddhist Tradition

Adyashanti (1962 - )

Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694)

Jusammi Chikako (14th Century)

Dogen (1200 - 1253)

Feng-kan (Big Stick) (750? - 850?)

Gorakhnath (10th Century)

Chone Lama Lodro Gyatso (1816 - 1900?)

Kelsang Gyatso (1708 - 1757)

Hakuin (1686 - 1768)

Kuan Han-Ch'ing (1240 - 1320)

Han-shan (Cold Mountain) (730? - 850?)

Thich Nhat Hanh (1929 - )

Meng Hao-jan (689 - 740)

Jane Hirshfield (Contemporary)

Hui K'o (4th Century)

Ikkyu (Ikkyu Sojun) (1394 - 1481)

Kobayashi Issa (1763 - 1828)

Chiao Jan (730 - 799)

Jack Kerouac (1922 - 1969)

Taizan Maezumi Roshi (1931 - 1995)

Marpa (Marpa Lotsawa) (1012 - 1097)

Masahide (1657? - 1723)

Yuan Mei (1716 - 1798)

Milarepa (1052 - 1135)

Naropa (1016 - 1100)

Nukata (638? - 710?)

Po Chu-i (772 - 846)

Longchen Rabjampa (1308 - 1363)

Ryokan (1758 - 1831)

Ryuzan (1274 - 1358)

Saraha (8th Century)

Seng-Ts'an (520? - 606?)

Shabkar (Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol) (1781 - 1851)

Shapkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol (1781 - 1851)

Shih Shu (1660? - 1740?)

Shih-te (Pickup) (780? - 850?)

Izumi Shikibu (974? - 1034?)

Gary Snyder (1930 - )

Muso Soseki (1275 - 1351)

Natsume Soseki (1867 - 1916)

T'ao Ch'ien (365 - 427)

Shinkichi Takahashi (20th Century)

Tilopa (988 - 1069)

Karma Trinley (1456 - 1539)

Yeshe Tsogyel (8th Century)

Tu Fu (712 - 770)

Tung-Shan (Tozan) (806 - 869)

Wang Wei (699? - 761)

Wu Men (Hui-k'ai) (1183 - 1260)

Yung-ming Yen-shou (904 - 975)

Yoka Genkaku (Yongjia Xuanjue) (665 - 713)

Hsu Yun (1839 - 1959)

P'ang Yun (740? - 808)

Yung Chia (Hsuan Chueh) (665 - 713)

Recommended Books

	The Art of Writing: Teachings of the Chinese Masters, by Tony Barnstone / Chang Ping
	Beneath a Single Moon: Buddhism in Contemporary American Poetry, Edited by Kent Johnson / Edited by Craig Paulenich
	Call Me by My True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh, by Thich Nhat Hanh
	The Clouds Should Know Me By Now: Buddhist Poet Monks of China, Edited by Red Pine
	The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain, Translated by Red Pine
	Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha, Translated by Thomas Byrom
	The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering Into Peace, Joy & Liberation, by Thich Nhat Hanh
	The Shambhala Anthology of Chinese Poetry, Edited by J. P. Seaton
	The Shambhala Anthology of Women's Spiritual Poetry, Edited by Aliki Barnstone
	Sunflower Splendor: Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry, Edited by Wu-chi Liu / Edited by Irving Yucheng Lo
	Women in Praise of the Sacred: 43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women, Edited by Jane Hirshfield
	The Zen Poetry of Dogen: Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace, by Steven Heine

Related Links:

	DharmaNet International http://www.dharmanet.org/ Lots of Buddhist links, list of Dharma teachers, centers
	BuddhaNet - Worldwide Buddhist Information and Education Network http://www.buddhanet.net/ An immense site with many Buddhist resources: on-line tests, links, and many articles. Worth exploring.
	The Clouds Should Know Me By Now http://www.yakrider.com/Resources/excerpts/theclouds.htm Excerpts from the introduction of The Clouds Should Know Me By Now: Buddhist Poet Monks of China. Several excellent poems, as well.
	Dharma Podcasts http://www.dharmapodcasts.org/ A good list of several Buddhist podcasts. If you want to hear Dharma talks online, visit this site.

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Poetry Chaikhana Sacred Poetry from Around the World

Poetry Chaikhana
Sacred Poetry from Around the World