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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 254 by HAN SHAN

First Line: SAD CREATURES OF A TRANSIENT EXISTENCE
Last Line: BACK AND FORTH ON THE THREE HATEFUL PATHS
Subject(s): BUDDHISM; CHINESE LITERATURE; LIFE; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS;
Sad creatures of a transient existence
life after life without any end
day after day without any rest
year after year growing old unaware
always working for food and clothes
plaguing their minds with afflictions
going in circles for millions of years
back and forth on the three hateful paths



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