I pondered Buddha's teaching A full four and eighty years. The gates are all now locked about me. No one was ever here - Who then is he about to die,… - Zoso Royo

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I pondered Buddha's teaching
A full four and eighty years.
The gates are all now locked about me.
No one was ever here -
Who then is he about to die,
And why lament for nothing?
Farewell!
The night is clear,
The moon shines calmly,
The wind in the pines
Is like a lyre's song.
With no I and no other
Who hears the sound?

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About Zoso Royo

Zoso Royo, or Higan Choro, (1194 - June 5, 1277) was a Japanese Rinzai monk and poet.

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Alternative Names: Higan Choro
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