Santoka (Santoka Taneda) Japan (1882 - 1940) Timeline Buddhist : Zen / Chan Poems by Santoka (Santoka Taneda) Books

Santoka Taneda is a fascinating figure who bridged ancient and modern Zen traditions in Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. He lived much of his life as a wandering hermit, taking to the road, visiting pilgrimage spots, begging, and composing haiku. He wrote, "Days I don't enjoy: Any day I don't walk, drink sake, and compose haiku."

His haiku whittle down each moment to the observed bare essentials, witnessing the splendor in each mundane moment as it is.

Poems by Santoka (Santoka Taneda)

• Alone, I watch the moon
• Begging: I accept
• Hailstones, too
• If there are mountains, I look at the mountains
• Just as it is
• My begging bowl
• No path but this one
• snow
• The bucket full of rain
• the deeper I go
• The pine branches hang down
• The wind in the pines

Recommended Books: Santoka (Santoka Taneda)

This Dance of Bliss: Ecstatic Poetry from Around the World	Haiku Enlightenment: New Expanded Edition	Mountain Tasting: The Haiku and Journals of Santoka Taneda	For All My Walking: Free-Verse Haiku Teneda Santoka with Excerpts from His Diary

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