This unique collection presents the verses, much of it translated for the first time, of fourteen eminent Chinese Buddhist poet monks. Featuring the original Chinese as well as English translations and historical introductions by Burton Watson, J.P....
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This unique collection presents the verses, much of it translated for the first time, of fourteen eminent Chinese Buddhist poet monks. Featuring the original Chinese as well as English translations and historical introductions by Burton Watson, J.P. Seaton, Paul Hansen, James Sanford, and the editors, The Clouds Should Know Me By Now provides an appreciation and understanding of this elegant and traditional expression of spirituality
Contents; Publisher's Acknowledgment; Preface; Introduction; Chia Tao; Ch'i-Chi; Nine Monks & Chih Yuan; Han-Shan Te-Ch'Ing; Shih-Shu; Ching An; Epilogue; Index of First Lines; About the Contributors.
