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Chinese fortune poems, one page each

Mazu's Fortune Poems

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 95: Bamboo and trees ring the walls; rice fills the fields.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 95 is paired with the Gen · Mountain hexagram. In plain words: The fields are full, the hens and dogs are content, and your duties are done. A plain, quiet life can feel like an immortal's.

Gen · Mountain
Bamboo and trees ring the walls; rice fills the fields.Hens, dogs, mulberry, and hemp, in a quiet corner.Once the grain tax is paid, there's nothing else to do.In a peaceful world, you live like an immortal.

Original Chinese

墻圍竹木稻盈田雞犬桑麻境地偏完却官糧無別事太平世界一神仙

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 95 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: The fields are full, the hens and dogs are content, and your duties are done. A plain, quiet life can feel like an immortal's. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 95 say in English?

Bamboo and trees ring the walls; rice fills the fields. / Hens, dogs, mulberry, and hemp, in a quiet corner. / Once the grain tax is paid, there's nothing else to do. / In a peaceful world, you live like an immortal.

Different temples may use slightly different versions.

A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

Chinese poem font: Wang Han-zong Li Shu (GPL v2), with a few added glyphs