Song of the Jewel Mirror Samādhi (Bǎojìng Sānmèi Gē)

Text

Dongshan's verse compendium, transmitted from his teacher Yunyan, that compresses the entire Caodong account of practice into ninety-six lines. Chanted in Sōtō morning service worldwide alongside the Sandōkai. Notable for its treatment of the relationship between teacher and student as a single mirror reflecting itself.

tr. Sōtōshū Shūmuchō, Sōtō Zen Text Project — Hōkyō Zanmai

license: public_domain

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Dongshan Liangjie

Lineage: Qingyuan line

By Dongshan Liangjie

• Truth Outside Yourselfproverb
• Verses of the Five Ranksverse
• Five Ranks: The Verses of the Upright and the Inclinedverse
• Dongshan Crosses the Streamdialogue
• The Seamless Monumentdialogue

Sources

• contentSōtōshū — Global Sōtō Zen Network

  Sōtōshū Shūmuchō

  Sōtōshū canonical texts index

  The Song of the Jewel Mirror Samādhi is a verse text by Dongshan Liangjie, chanted daily in Sōtō Zen liturgy.