The Zen Record

Sandōkai參同契

8th centurypoemCaodongSōtō
Author
Shitou Xiqiantraditional
Date
8th century
Also called
Harmony of Difference and Sameness
Language
Classical Chinese
Used in
CaodongSōtō

A short poem attributed to Shitou Xiqian and chanted in Sōtō temples. The Jingde chuandeng lu of 1004 prints it under his name.

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Sources

  • Daoyuan (comp.), Jingde chuandeng lu 景德傳燈錄 (1004) · 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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