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ShiDe (Shih-te) and HanShan (Han-Shan) portraits by Yen Hui (aka Yuang, 1280-1368); China. HanShan symbolizes theory and pureness of thought and usually pictured with a scroll, while ShiDe symbolizes practice and contact with the world and is usually pictured with a broom.
Climbing up the...
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- Shitao rated 2 months ago
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ShiDe (Shih-te) and HanShan (Han-Shan) portraits by Yen Hui (aka Yuang, 1280-1368); China. HanShan symbolizes theory and pureness of thought and usually pictured with a scroll, while ShiDe symbolizes practice and contact with the world and is usually pictured with a broom.
Climbing up the Cold Mountain
Clambering up the Cold Mountain path,
The Cold Mountain trail goes on and on:
The long gorge choked with scree and boulders,
The wide creek, the mist-blurred grass.
The moss is slippery, though there's been no rain
The pine sings, but there's no wind.
Who can leap the world's ties
And sit with me among the white clouds?
--trans. Gary Snyder
Born Thirty Years Ago
Thirty years ago I was born into the world.
A thousand, ten thousand miles I've roamed.
By rivers where the green grass grows thick,
Beyond the border where the red sands fly.
I brewed potions in a vain search for life everlasting,
I read books, I sang songs of history,
And today I've come home to Cold Mountain
To pillow my head on the stream and wash my ears.
--trans. Gary Snyder
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