Harmony of Difference and Sameness

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Harmony of Difference and Sameness is a foundational Zen Buddhist poem that explores the non-dual relationship between apparent opposites and the underlying unity of reality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist liturgical text
Chan Buddhist poem
Zen Buddhist poem
aimsToConvey inseparability of unity and diversity
practical realization of non-dual insight in daily conduct
associatedWithSchool Chinese Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Japanese Rinzai Zen NERFINISHED
Japanese Sōtō Zen NERFINISHED
centralTheme interpenetration of relative and absolute
non-duality
oneness of reality
relationship between difference and sameness
unity of apparent opposites
exploresConcept emptiness
mutual interdependence of phenomena
non-separation of subject and object
suchness
genre didactic religious poem
hasLanguage Classical Chinese
hasTitleVariant Harmony of Difference and Equality NERFINISHED
Harmony of Difference and Oneness NERFINISHED
Sandokai NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
influenced East Asian Zen thought
Sōtō Zen teaching curriculum
meditativeFunction contemplation of non-duality
guidance for integrating practice and everyday life
originatedIn China NERFINISHED
philosophicalFocus non-dual understanding of reality
relationship between relative truth and absolute truth
preservedIn Zen monastic liturgical collections
recitedBy Zen monastics
Zen practitioners
relatedConcept middle way
two truths doctrine
relatedWork Heart Sutra NERFINISHED
Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Buddhism NERFINISHED
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
statusInTradition core Sōtō Zen chant
foundational Zen text
studiedIn Zen training monasteries
traditionallyAttributedTo Shitou Xiqian NERFINISHED
usedInContext Zen liturgy
Zen meditation practice
Zen monastic chanting

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Shitou Xiqian notableWork Harmony of Difference and Sameness