The Jade Mountain/A Buddhist Retreat behind Broken-Mountain Temple

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On the Border

The Jade Mountain
translated by Witter Bynner and Jiang Kanghu

A Buddhist Retreat behind Broken-Mountain Temple by Chang Jian

At Wang Chang-ling's Retreat

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Ch'ang Chien

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A BUDDHIST RETREAT
BEHIND BROKEN-MOUNTAIN TEMPLE

In the pure morning, near the old temple,Where early sunlight points the tree-tops,My path has wound, through a sheltered hollowOf boughs and flowers, to a Buddhist retreat.Here birds are alive with mountain-light,And the mind of man touches peace in a pool,And a thousand sounds are quietedBy the breathing of a temple-bell.