Taigu Ryokan, poet
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Taigu Ryokan

  • 45 Poems & Stories
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About Taigu Ryokan

1758-1831/JapaneseRyōkan was born in the village of Izumozaki in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture) in Japan to the village headman. He renounced the world at an early age to train at nearby Sōtō Zen temple Kōshōji, refusing to meet with or accept charity from his fa

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First blooming in the Western Paradise,The lotus has delighted us for ages.
— Taigu Ryokan
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Returning to my native village after many years’ absence:I put up at a country inn and listen to the rain.
— Taigu Ryokan
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Poetry & Stories

  1. Too Lazy To Be Ambitious

    Too lazy to be ambitious,I let the world take care of itself.

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  2. Rise Above

    you must rise abovethe gloomy clouds

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  3. Returning To My Native Village

    Returning to my native village after many years’ absence:I put up at a country inn and listen to the rain.

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  4. Begging

    today's begging is finished; at the crossroadsi wander by the side of hachiman shrine

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  5. No Mind

    With no mind, flowers lure thebutterfly;

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