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Gang Jeongildang 姜靜一堂

scholar · Joseon Korea · 1772–1832

A woman who kept the household going by sewing and became a scholar by learning to read at her husband's side. She lost all nine of her children young.

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1823

The night is deep and all stirring has ceased. The courtyard is empty, the white moon bright. My heart is clear as if washed, and wide open I see my own nature.

夜久羣動息 庭空皓月明 方寸淸如洗 豁然見性情

Jeongildang yugo, "Sitting at Night"

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