The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan

A fresh translation--and new envisioning--of the most accessible and beloved of all classic Chinese poetry.

Welcome to the magical, windswept world of Cold Mountain. These poems from the literary riches of China have long been celebrated by cultures of both East and West—and continue to be revered as among the most inspiring and enduring works of poetry worldwide. This groundbreaking new translation presents the full corpus of poetry traditionally associated with Hanshan (“Cold Mountain”) and sheds light on its origins and authorship like never before. Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter Levitt honor the contemplative Buddhist elements of this classic collection of poems while revealing Hanshan’s famously jubilant humor, deep love of solitude in nature, and overwhelming warmth of heart. In addition, this translation features the full Chinese text of the original poems and a wealth of fascinating supplements, including traditional historical records, an in-depth study of the Cold Mountain poets (here presented as three distinct authors), and more.

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• The Mountains and Waters Sutra: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen's "Sansuikyo"
• The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path
• The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain (Mandarin Chinese and English Edition)
• Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan
• Being-Time: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen's Shobogenzo Uji
• The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse
• Trusting the Mind: Zen Epigrams (English and Chinese Edition)
• Cathay Revisited
• The Penguin Book of Haiku (Penguin Classics)