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| + | Translation from CQ44: | ||
| //The plum tree bent under the winter freeze,\\ | //The plum tree bent under the winter freeze,\\ | ||
| With showers, all at once opens its buds.\\ | With showers, all at once opens its buds.\\ | ||
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| This dignity, at the forefront of spring.// | This dignity, at the forefront of spring.// | ||
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| + | //In past years, winter cold has afflicted the plum;\\ | ||
| + | Getting rain for once, it blooms!\\ | ||
| + | Scattered shadows—as the moon shifts they move the other way;\\ | ||
| + | A dark fragrance—the breeze comes with it.\\ | ||
| + | The tree that was buried in snow yesterday—\\ | ||
| + | Its branches again bear flowers now.\\ | ||
| + | Suffering the distress of winter cold—how much?\\ | ||
| + | How precious—this paragon of all the plant kingdom.// | ||
| By Zen priest //Hakuin// (1685-1768) in his commentary on the Heart Sutra. | By Zen priest //Hakuin// (1685-1768) in his commentary on the Heart Sutra. | ||