The Zen Record

Hōkyō zanmai寶鏡三昧

Author
Dongshan Liangjietraditional
Date
9th century
Also called
Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi
Language
Classical Chinese
Used in
CaodongSōtō

A poem attributed to Dongshan Liangjie, chanted in Sōtō temples alongside the Sandōkai. In his recorded sayings Dongshan tells Caoshan Benji that he received the jewel mirror samādhi from his teacher Yunyan and now passes it on.

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Sources

  • Dongshan Liangjie 洞山良价; Genkei 玄契 (ed.), Eiin 慧印 (collated), Junzhou Dongshan Wuben chanshi yulu 筠州洞山悟本禪師語錄 · link
  • Huiyan Zhizhao 晦巖智昭 (comp.), Rentian yanmu 人天眼目 (Eyes of Humans and Gods) (1188) · link
  • Sōtōshū Shūmuchō, Soto School Scriptures for Daily Services and Practice · link
  • Andy Ferguson, Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings (2011)

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