Bamboo and Plum Blossom

Bamboo and Plum Blossom

Bamboo and Plum Blossom

Bamboo and Plum Blossom
Bamboo and Plum Blossom

Monday, December 26, 2011

Qi Wuqian (692-749)


Spending the Night at Longxing Temple
Qi Wuqian 692-749

I failed to leave the temple by dark
Pine trees cooled the shrine-hall gate
A lamp illuminated the abbot's chamber
Beads held monastic robes together
The white sun taught the purity of mind
A blue lotus showed the subtlety of truth
Heavenly petals fell without cease
Everywhere birds carried them off

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