Anyone know any Buddhist poetry or fiction?

Dunno about Thai but here's links to some Tibetan poets (in English). Here's a link to an audio file of a reading of Chogyam Trungpa's poetry. It's a great website for loads of other stuff too.

http://www.archive.org/details/Tibetan_poe...id_Rome_75P095B

Also H.H. Karmapa rights some poetry. There are some posted here.

http://www.rumtek.org/hh/hs/hs00.html

Dunno about Thai but here's links to some Tibetan poets (in English). Here's a link to an audio file of a reading of Chogyam Trungpa's poetry. It's a great website for loads of other stuff too.

http://www.archive.org/details/Tibetan_poe...id_Rome_75P095B

Also H.H. Karmapa rights some poetry. There are some posted here.

http://www.rumtek.org/hh/hs/hs00.html

Thanks!

The Dhammapada was originally in verse. Sometimes it is translated into English in prose and sometimes in verse. Access to Insight has it both ways. It's basically a summary of the teachings.

A bit of trivia here: Up until the 17th century, fiction was considered heretical by the Buddhist clergy in Japan. A story that illustrated Dhamma was OK, but a story that merely contained elements of Dhamma was not. There is a famous scene in the Tale of Genji (fiction, written around 1000 CE) in which the author uses the hero of the tale to defend the writing of fiction.

The Dhammapada was originally in verse. Sometimes it is translated into English in prose and sometimes in verse. Access to Insight has it both ways. It's basically a summary of the teachings.

I was looking more for Buddhists inspired modern work. So, many religions have art that is being made today that is directly influenced by the religion and is the main reason why the artists made it. I see Buddhism preserving the art of the past, but they don't seem to be making current Buddist themed art.

For modern verse, try Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He has at least one book of verse at Amazon. Or try googling on his name and the word gatha.

For modern verse, try Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He has at least one book of verse at Amazon. Or try googling on his name and the word gatha.

Thanks!

Some of the Beat poets dabbled in free verse with Buddhist themes. One that comes to mind is Kenneth Patchen. Also Allen Ginsberg. I beleive Jack Kerouac also penned some Mahayana-themed poetry.

I see Buddhism preserving the art of the past, but they don't seem to be making current Buddist themed art.

There seem to be plenty of Thais, like Panya Vijinthanasarn, doing Buddhist-themed paintings these days.

They sell well.

Some of the Beat poets dabbled in free verse with Buddhist themes. One that comes to mind is Kenneth Patchen. Also Allen Ginsberg. I beleive Jack Kerouac also penned some Mahayana-themed poetry.

I'm not surprised. I should look closer into their work.

I see Buddhism preserving the art of the past, but they don't seem to be making current Buddist themed art.

There seem to be plenty of Thais, like Panya Vijinthanasarn, doing Buddhist-themed paintings these days.

Wow, cool!