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Cold Mountain Poems

Zen Poems of Han Shan, Shih Te, and Wang Fan-chih

By Han Shan
Translated by J. P. Seaton

By Han Shan
Translated by J. P. Seaton

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Category: Poetry | Religion

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May 07, 2019 | ISBN 9781611806984

Cold Mountain Poems by Han Shan
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May 07, 2019 | ISBN 9781611806984

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About Cold Mountain Poems

The incomparable poetry of Han Shan (Cold Mountain), Shih Te, and Wang Fan-chih–rebel poets who became icons of Chinese poetry and Zen–by a premier translator.

Popularized in the West by Beat Generation writers Gary Snyder and Jack Kerouac, T’ang-era rebel poet Han Shan is an icon of Chinese poetry and Zen. He and his sidekick, Shih Te, are known as the laughing, ragged pair who left their poetry on stones, trees, farmhouses, and monastery walls, calling others to “the Cold Mountain way” of simple, honest, joyful living.

J. P. Seaton takes a fresh look at these “laughing madmen” as well as at Wang Fan-chih, who followed in the outsider tradition a few centuries later. Forceful and wry, all three capture the poverty and gritty day-to-day reality of the common people along with condemning the excesses of mind and matter that prevent people from attaining true enlightenment. With a comprehensive introduction and commentary throughout, this collection points to where, in a world that’s always moving and so full of suffering, stillness and clarity can be found.

Product Details

Category: Poetry | Religion

Paperback | $12.95
Published by Shambhala
May 07, 2019 | 152 Pages | 4-1/4 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9781611806984

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