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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 26 by HAN SHAN

First Line: SINCE MONKEYS CAN BE TAUGHT
Last Line: BECAME A BODHISATTVA
Subject(s): BUDDHISM; CHANGE; CHINESE LITERATURE; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS;

Since monkeys can be taught
why don't people begin to learn
if the cart in front gets stuck
why not try another track
if you can't make sense of this
I suspect you'll die of anger
a yaksha though the other day
became a bodhisattva



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