Shih-te (Pickup) China (780? - 850?) Timeline Buddhist : Zen / Chan Taoist Poems by Shih-te (Pickup) Books

The stories of Feng-kan (Big Stick) and Shih-te (Pickup) are intimitely linked with Han-shan (Cold Mountain).

Shih-te got his name because Feng-kan found him as an abandoned boy. Feng-kan picked up the crying boy and brought him in to live as a laymember of the Kuoching Temple. Shih-te spent most of his life working in the temple kitchens. When Han-shan visited the temple, he and Shih-te could often be found joking in the kitchens.

Poems by Shih-te (Pickup)

• Behold the glow of the moon
• Doesn't anyone see
• I live in a place without limits

Recommended Books: Shih-te (Pickup)

The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhala Library)	The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain

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