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- Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:59 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Haiku for Mahayana Buddhism?
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Haiku for Mahayana Buddhism?
Zen influenced Haiku poems, Haikus are 17 syllable poems. Typically, 5 syllables for first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 syllables in the 3rd line. Traditionally a haiku presents a pair of contrasting images, one suggestive of time and or a place, while the other is vivid, ephemeral ob...