Listen to this article五言律詩
常建
題破山寺後禪院
清晨入古寺， 初日照高林。
曲徑通幽處， 禪房花木深。
山光悅鳥性， 潭影空人心。
萬籟此俱寂， 惟餘鐘磬音。
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Chang Jian
A BUDDHIST RETREAT BEHIND BROKEN-MOUNTAIN TEMPLE
In the pure morning, near the old temple,
Where early sunlight points the tree-tops,
My path has wound, through a sheltered hollow
Of boughs and flowers, to a Buddhist retreat.
Here birds are alive with mountain-light,
And the mind of man touches peace in a pool,
And a thousand sounds are quieted
By the breathing of a temple-bell.
