The Jade Mountain/On Parting with the Buddhist Pilgrim Ling-ch'ê

by Liu Zhangqing

Liu Chang-ch'ing

卿長劉

ON PARTING WITH THE BUDDHIST PILGRIM
LING-CH'Ê

From the temple, deep in its tender bamboos,Comes the low sound of an evening bell,While the hat of a pilgrim carries the sunsetFarther and farther down the green mountain.