Cold Mountain

A little-known ninth-century Chinese poet and recluse called himself Han-Shan (Cold Mountain).
Most of his mythos highlights his eccentricities and his visits to Buddhist temples for part-time work and to ridicule the monks' self-importance.
His legacy is over three hundred poems of remarkable beauty in the Taoist and Chan traditions.

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