This World

Taigu RyokanTaigu Ryokan

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This world
A fading
Mountain echo
Void and
UnrealWithin
A light snow
Three Thousand Realms
Within those realms
Light snow fallsAs the snow
Engulfs my hut
At dusk
My heart, too
Is completely consumed
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Taigu Ryokan
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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 chari…

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