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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 163 by HAN SHAN

First Line: I HAVE A SINGLE CAVE
Last Line: I HAVE THE PRIMORDIAL BUDDHA
Subject(s): ASCESTICISM; BUDDHISM; CAVES; CHINESE LITERATURE; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS; CAVERNS;

I have a single cave
a cave with nothing inside
spacious and devoid of dust
full of light that always shines
a meal of plants feeds a frail body
a cloth robe masks a mirage
let your thousand sages appear
I have the primordial buddha



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