Buddhist Poems and Poetry about Buddhism
#Buddhist
Buddhist poems, religious poetry written by those in the Buddhist faith. Also poems about Buddhism, offering different perspectives on the religion. Poetry incorporating symbolism, ideas, practices and beliefs from the Buddhist faith.
goldenmyst
Poem Published
13th Jun 2021 4:01am
13th Jun 2021 4:01am
Tibet
Tibet
Himalayan holy land
Where gold is the mortar of tears
Found in snowy hands
Of alpine mandalas
Whose wheels pray on the mantis
In his winter lodging
For kingdom to become
A pack of wild snow leopards
On sly meadows gone to thunder
Himalayan holy land
Where gold is the mortar of tears
Found in snowy hands
Of alpine mandalas
Whose wheels pray on the mantis
In his winter lodging
For kingdom to become
A pack of wild snow leopards
On sly meadows gone to thunder
#Buddhist
#historical
#culture #tradition
#culture #tradition
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5 Comments
goldenmyst
Poem Published
10th Jun 2021 7:18am
10th Jun 2021 7:18am
Snow Leopards Of Tibet
Snow Leopards Of Tibet
Their coats of arms bore the emblem of the snow leopard guardian of the Himalayan holy land. Tara was the wife of Gesar of Ling whose superhuman life was legendary. He fended off the evil minions of Māra the demon who tempted Buddha under the Bodhi Tree. The sorcerer of evil was no match for Siddhartha.
But one summer day in the high Himalayas Māra saw the Tibetan Goddess Tara bathing in the Brahmaputra River on the outskirts of Lhasa. Māra instantly changed form to a bodhisattva and told her there was an evil...
Their coats of arms bore the emblem of the snow leopard guardian of the Himalayan holy land. Tara was the wife of Gesar of Ling whose superhuman life was legendary. He fended off the evil minions of Māra the demon who tempted Buddha under the Bodhi Tree. The sorcerer of evil was no match for Siddhartha.
But one summer day in the high Himalayas Māra saw the Tibetan Goddess Tara bathing in the Brahmaputra River on the outskirts of Lhasa. Māra instantly changed form to a bodhisattva and told her there was an evil...
#marriage
#BDSM
#Buddhist
#rebirth
#surreal
334 reads
2 Comments
prometheus5290
Poem Published
5th May 2021 3:26am
5th May 2021 3:26am
not non-contradiction
A chicken
cannot be a snake
until that snake
eats that chicken.
cannot be a snake
until that snake
eats that chicken.
#Buddhist
#funny
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goldenmyst
Poem Published
22nd Apr 2021 1:59am
22nd Apr 2021 1:59am
Josie the Roshi
Josie the Roshi
He opens, “We are a far piece from Japan.
What brought you to open a Zendo here, Josie?”
“Zen on the beach appealed to me.
I am not a stoic Zen master”
Josie the Roshi tells him,
“These shoes turned up on the lost and found
after our group tea ceremony.
Often the tea ceremony performed
by the geisha becomes so hypnotic
that the man gets temporary amnesia.
Humor an old lady and slip into these shoes.
If...
He opens, “We are a far piece from Japan.
What brought you to open a Zendo here, Josie?”
“Zen on the beach appealed to me.
I am not a stoic Zen master”
Josie the Roshi tells him,
“These shoes turned up on the lost and found
after our group tea ceremony.
Often the tea ceremony performed
by the geisha becomes so hypnotic
that the man gets temporary amnesia.
Humor an old lady and slip into these shoes.
If...
#marriage
#Buddhist
#rebirth #tea
#rebirth #tea
329 reads
9 Comments
Tallen
earth_empath
earth_empath
Poem Published
6th Apr 2021 7:59pm
6th Apr 2021 7:59pm
It’s a zen thing, i think
It’s a zen thing, i think
Personally speaking or
saying something
on a personal
personable
level
my
equanimity
my
eccentricity
my
steadfast
radical
existence,
acceptance
of
&
of
knowing
nothing
everyday
before & after
sunrise & dusk
zazen
I want to take
nothing
&
everything
sew / so
personally
Personally speaking or
saying something
on a personal
personable
level
my
equanimity
my
eccentricity
my
steadfast
radical
existence,
acceptance
of
&
of
knowing
nothing
everyday
before & after
sunrise & dusk
zazen
I want to take
nothing
&
everything
sew / so
personally
#Buddhist
#confessional
#myself #meditation
#myself #meditation
558 reads
8 Comments
Razzerleaf
Poem Published
26th Mar 2021 9:24pm
26th Mar 2021 9:24pm
A town called Transcendence
Sapling’s rise from the forest floor
In times when trees can walk no more.
They teach the ways of root and leaf
and cut the ragweed from belief.
As sure as sun will bring the rain
the laws of droplets can be changed.
The owl that turns his head to see
will be at one with all that breathe.
A flower-bud bursts into life
the bloom so bright it carries light,
a cry announced into the world,
yet still the blossom starts to curl.
Of spiders that rebuild each web
and walk the path step by step,
with...
In times when trees can walk no more.
They teach the ways of root and leaf
and cut the ragweed from belief.
As sure as sun will bring the rain
the laws of droplets can be changed.
The owl that turns his head to see
will be at one with all that breathe.
A flower-bud bursts into life
the bloom so bright it carries light,
a cry announced into the world,
yet still the blossom starts to curl.
Of spiders that rebuild each web
and walk the path step by step,
with...
#Buddhist
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javalini
Poem Published
25th Mar 2021 12:15pm
25th Mar 2021 12:15pm
A POEM ABOUT MIND FULLNESS
ain't no quiet in here, mama
'cause this monkey don't sleep
and there ain't enough wisdom
in the whole buddha-wise world of dog eared books
to reign that rank beast in
and so there ain't no quiet jasmine scented peace
like what i wished for
'til i learn to hear past it
and that ain't no kinhin in the park
(that's a joke)
like i got these clouds rollin'
thick and ominous
as the ocean from whence they sprung
rumblin' rat grey and troubling this anxious mind
and a worried sailor takes to the bridge ...
'cause this monkey don't sleep
and there ain't enough wisdom
in the whole buddha-wise world of dog eared books
to reign that rank beast in
and so there ain't no quiet jasmine scented peace
like what i wished for
'til i learn to hear past it
and that ain't no kinhin in the park
(that's a joke)
like i got these clouds rollin'
thick and ominous
as the ocean from whence they sprung
rumblin' rat grey and troubling this anxious mind
and a worried sailor takes to the bridge ...
#Buddhist
#funny
#myself
359 reads
6 Comments
slipalong
Poem Published
24th Mar 2021 4:11pm
24th Mar 2021 4:11pm
Paths of need
for I am each, and they are me
the cosmos one true entity.
Each footfall on the cobbled street
a child's first step
the wire without a safety-net
Dry tomes, wise words
inner gears that spin a web,
distractions as they flow and ebb.
Distance never hold's the unlocked door
with just a push, its truths outpour.
The embodiment of nature's ease
searching for the inner self.
The endless tides that wash the kelp
a constancy to be refreshed.
Barefoot through torment; fingers numb
the rock face yields no grip ...
the cosmos one true entity.
Each footfall on the cobbled street
a child's first step
the wire without a safety-net
Dry tomes, wise words
inner gears that spin a web,
distractions as they flow and ebb.
Distance never hold's the unlocked door
with just a push, its truths outpour.
The embodiment of nature's ease
searching for the inner self.
The endless tides that wash the kelp
a constancy to be refreshed.
Barefoot through torment; fingers numb
the rock face yields no grip ...
#Buddhist
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4 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
24th Mar 2021 2:28am
24th Mar 2021 2:28am
Planetary Alignment
In the quiet temple of time I close my eyes
Full Lotus style in sitting acceptance
Closing my eyes
Elevating my mind, relaxing my heartrates
Transcending to the evolution realm of my Crown Charka
Slowing opening the portal of my Chi
Revealing the doorway to the passage of enlightment
The comforting insignia of my Dragon’s Blood incense sailing
Inhaling the aroma of my foreign allegiance to my ancestral greatness
Conjoining the positive momentum
Purging the unconstructiveness
Allying the spirit of my mind...
Full Lotus style in sitting acceptance
Closing my eyes
Elevating my mind, relaxing my heartrates
Transcending to the evolution realm of my Crown Charka
Slowing opening the portal of my Chi
Revealing the doorway to the passage of enlightment
The comforting insignia of my Dragon’s Blood incense sailing
Inhaling the aroma of my foreign allegiance to my ancestral greatness
Conjoining the positive momentum
Purging the unconstructiveness
Allying the spirit of my mind...
#Buddhist
#spiritual
766 reads
6 Comments
goldenmyst
Poem Published
4th Mar 2021 2:52am
4th Mar 2021 2:52am
Buddhist Nun
Buddhist Nun
Eyes that echo like conch shells
From canyons of stone and sun
Where Bodhi trees collect on hillsides
For the little Buddhas
to proliferate enlightenment
Where her eye facets go starry
Like the diamond of the sutra
Spoken by Siddhartha
But growing like a child in her scriptural womb
Where consolation floats like a constellation
Of Himalayan stars over a unicorn forest
Where the singing bowls
Turn her mind into a magnifying glass
Which focuses the sun of truth to burn a hole
Through the stale air of...
Eyes that echo like conch shells
From canyons of stone and sun
Where Bodhi trees collect on hillsides
For the little Buddhas
to proliferate enlightenment
Where her eye facets go starry
Like the diamond of the sutra
Spoken by Siddhartha
But growing like a child in her scriptural womb
Where consolation floats like a constellation
Of Himalayan stars over a unicorn forest
Where the singing bowls
Turn her mind into a magnifying glass
Which focuses the sun of truth to burn a hole
Through the stale air of...
#nature
#Buddhist
#spiritual
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dkzksaxxas_DanielX
Poem Published
28th Feb 2021 2:51am
28th Feb 2021 2:51am
Don' Get Evolved
(Catfish>>>>>>>>>unfinshed>>>>>>>>
broken, broken
as if preeking thru
the portals,
ready glimmers, yet
...
broken, broken
as if preeking thru
the portals,
ready glimmers, yet
...
#jealousy
#Buddhist
#spiritual
#heaven
#hell
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2 Comments
dkzksaxxas_DanielX
Poem Published
27th Feb 2021 1:39pm
27th Feb 2021 1:39pm
Motional Antipathy
so so many useless retreats retreated only on the foot'falls of
all
them long ago forgotten how can popopoem,
poemis
populous.......
pootin the clouds away , so's we can be
cloudless as far
sunny sundays,
after so many days of clouded
fruztrated visions for the for the...
all
them long ago forgotten how can popopoem,
poemis
populous.......
pootin the clouds away , so's we can be
cloudless as far
sunny sundays,
after so many days of clouded
fruztrated visions for the for the...
#God
#Christian
#Buddhist
#Taoism
#Hindu
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