Work

Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi

Overview

The Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi (Chinese: 寶鏡三昧歌; pinyin: Bǎojìng sānmèi gē; Wade–Giles: Pao-ching San-mei-ke; Japanese: Hōkyō Zammai; also translated as Song of the Jeweled Mirror Samadhi and Sacred Mirror Samadhi) is a Chan/Zen poem in Classical Chinese that appeared during the Song dynasty (960–1279). The work is often attributed to Dongshan Liangjie (Japanese: Tōzan Ryōkai), the co-founder of the Caodong/Sōtō branch of Chan/Zen Buddhism.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Related ideas

• Sōtō
• Zen
• Chan Buddhism
• Song dynasty
• Caodong school
• Dongshan Liangjie

Place in the tradition

Part of Zen.

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