Cold Mountain Poems: Zen Poems of Han Shan, Shih Te, and Wang Fan-Chih Contributor(s): Shan, Han (Author), Seaton, Jerome (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1611806984 ISBN-13: 9781611806984 Publisher: Shambhala
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: May 2019 Click for more in this series: Shambhala Pocket Library |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Asian - General - Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen) - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
LCCN: 2020302379 |
Series: Shambhala Pocket Library |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.3" W x 6.8" L (0.30 lbs) 152 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
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Publisher Description: The incomparable poetry of Han Shan (Cold Mountain), Shih Te, and Wang Fan-chih--rebel poets who became icons of Chinese poetry and Zen--by a premier translator. Popularized in the West by Beat Generation writers Gary Snyder and Jack Kerouac, T'ang-era rebel poet Han Shan is an icon of Chinese poetry and Zen. He and his sidekick, Shih Te, are known as the laughing, ragged pair who left their poetry on stones, trees, farmhouses, and monastery walls, calling others to the Cold Mountain way of simple, honest, joyful living. J. P. Seaton takes a fresh look at these laughing madmen as well as at Wang Fan-chih, who followed in the outsider tradition a few centuries later. Forceful and wry, all three capture the poverty and gritty day-to-day reality of the common people along with condemning the excesses of mind and matter that prevent people from attaining true enlightenment. With a comprehensive introduction and commentary throughout, this collection points to where, in a world that's always moving and so full of suffering, stillness and clarity can be found. |
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