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June 8, 2016 by Eric Johns

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Original work

原作

曹溪重见放光明,今古艰难两德清

施设门庭略不异,始知乘愿再来生

由来时节合因缘,梦里南华已廿年

今日归依三宝竟,曹溪一派在当前

…

illumination is seen again over the cao creek

now and ancient time its hard for two deqing

the doors and halls are made with slight difference

its known from the begining the source of the vehicle has reborn

the origin of season is in harmony with affinity

in dreams nanhua has been twenty years

today refuge to the triple gems are complete

the school of caoxi is now in the present

…

notes;  Cao creek is the river outside the 6th patriarchs “Nan Hua” monastery at Cao xi, South China

Deqing is another name for Empty Cloud & master Han Shan an early Chan master

School of Cao xi  is the Chan or Zen school

…

Translation & photo  Master Fa Tong 法通

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