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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