Sandokai
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Sandokai is a foundational Zen Buddhist poem that explores the relationship between unity and diversity, or the absolute and the relative, in spiritual practice.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672949 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sandokai Context triple: [Shitou Xiqian, notableWork, Sandokai]
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A.
The Spirit of the East
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Footsteps of the Master
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E.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sandokai Target entity description: Sandokai is a foundational Zen Buddhist poem that explores the relationship between unity and diversity, or the absolute and the relative, in spiritual practice.
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A.
The Spirit of the East
The Spirit of the East is a 19th-century travel and political commentary by David Urquhart that examines the culture, society, and geopolitics of the Ottoman Empire and the broader Eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Cloister of Paradise
The Cloister of Paradise is a 13th-century Moorish-style cloister in Amalfi, Italy, renowned for its elegant arcades, palm-filled courtyard, and role as the historic cemetery of Amalfi’s nobility.
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C.
Eight Views of Ōmi
Eight Views of Ōmi is a celebrated series of landscape woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic locations around Lake Biwa in Japan.
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D.
Footsteps of the Master
Footsteps of the Master is a religious and devotional work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflects on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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E.
Shi No Numa
Shi No Numa is a swamp-themed Zombies map in the Call of Duty series known for introducing new gameplay elements and a distinct horror atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist liturgical text
ⓘ
Chan poem ⓘ Zen Buddhist poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Harmony of Difference and Sameness
ⓘ
Merging of Difference and Unity ⓘ
linked to:
Harmony of Difference and Sameness
|
| associatedWith |
Caodong school of Chan
ⓘ
linked to:
Caodong school
Rinzai Zen school ⓘ
linked to:
Rinzai
Sōtō Zen school ⓘ
linked to:
Sōtō Zen
|
| author |
Sekito Kisen
ⓘ
linked to:
Sekitō Kisen
Shitou Xiqian ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
interdependence of all phenomena
ⓘ
non-duality ⓘ relationship between absolute and relative ⓘ relationship between unity and diversity ⓘ |
| commentedOnBy |
Dōgen Zenji
ⓘ
linked to:
Dōgen
Sekkei Harada NERFINISHED ⓘ Shohaku Okumura ⓘ Shunryu Suzuki ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
integration of insight and conduct
ⓘ
non-separation of sacred and ordinary ⓘ practice in everyday life ⓘ |
| genre | didactic religious poem ⓘ |
| influenced |
Zen teaching on non-duality
ⓘ
Zen understanding of absolute and relative ⓘ |
| liturgicalRole |
chant in morning service
ⓘ
text for Dharma talks ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| originatedIn | China ⓘ |
| periodWritten | 8th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
middle way between dualism and monism
ⓘ
mutual interpenetration of phenomena and principle ⓘ |
| recitedBy | Zen practitioners ⓘ |
| recitedIn |
Zen monasteries
ⓘ
Zen temples ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Fukanzazengi
ⓘ
linked to:
Fukan zazengi
Hokyo Zanmai ⓘ Identity of Relative and Absolute ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| studiedIn | Zen training centers ⓘ |
| textType | verse ⓘ |
| titleInChinese | Cāntóngqì ⓘ |
| titleInJapanese |
Sandōkai
ⓘ
linked to:
Sandokai
|
| transmittedTo | Japan ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Rinzai Zen services
ⓘ
Sōtō Zen daily services ⓘ Zen liturgy ⓘ |
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