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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 36 by HAN SHAN

First Line: THOSE WHO LEAVE HOME LEAVE TO BE FREE
Last Line: INTO THE SAME ABYSS
Subject(s): BUDDHISM; CHINESE LITERATURE; MONKS; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS;

Those who leave home leave to be free
and pity the suffering masses
they proselytize for the Buddha
telling others to choose a path
but who can they possibly save
doing whatever they please
descending with everyone else
into the same abyss



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