Tuesday, July 23, 2013

A Buddhist Monk in the Rains




1.      In the rains, there is torrential rain,
Which makes muddy road.
There are a number of travelers
to be bored by this.

2.      In the same road, a Buddhist monk begs for food.
His legs are naked, cleaned, and strong.
But he does not mumble like the rest of him.
Instead, laymen feel boring, so the monk doesn’t get the food.

3.      Though laymen [have shoes], they do not want to be dirty by mud.
Yet by discrimination
The monk leaves the crowd
like the full moon among the stars.
— S. TAY, Prob. 9:30-12:00, 19/03/11
Translated Sun, 21/07/2013

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