Wednesday, May 30, 2012

No Temples on Ssukungshan

Past the lakes and swamps I journeyed
with the moon on my shoulders I reached Ssukung
where a cloud partch holds my robe together
and the snow fills me up when I'm hungry

--Hui-k'o - The Second Patriarch of Ch'an
Record of the Masters of the Lankavatara Sutra

Translated By Red Pine

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