Nine years of Buddhism, a lifetime of poetry

Three years of peaches and plums, eight years of persimmons and nine years of Buddhism, my life. Saneatsu Mushakoji.

This is a poem written by Japanese poet Saneatsu Mushakoji in Peach Chestnut. Everything in the world has its own time, not one minute earlier or one minute later. Peaches and chestnuts take three years to blossom, and persimmons take eight years to bear fruit, which means that no matter what happens, it can't be done in less than a certain period of time. Peaches and chestnuts take three years to blossom, and persimmons take eight years to bear fruit. According to legend, Buddhism meditated for nine years on the middle wall of a natural cave at the upper part of Wuru Peak at the western foot of Songshan Mountain in Henan Province. Compared with the nine years of Buddhism, the poet feels that it will take me a lifetime to transcend the realm of life.