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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 237 by HAN SHAN

First Line: THEY SAY WHEN SHAKYAMUNI
Last Line: THE MIND IS A TATHAGATA'S REALM
Subject(s): BUDDHISM; CHINESE LITERATURE; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS;

They say when Shakyamuni
first heard Dipamkara's prophecy
Dipamkara and Shakyamuni
spoke only of past and future sages
past and future bodies didn't matter
how they differed didn't differ
for each and every buddha
the mind is a tathagata's realm



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