相そう即そく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

mutual identity; interpenetration; coming together and dissolving into oneness

Buddhist term for the non-dualistic unity where two things are distinct yet inseparable, often used in philosophical contexts.

• 華け厳ごん経きょうでは、事じと理りが相そう即そくすると説とかれる。

  In the Avatamsaka Sutra, it is taught that phenomena and principle are mutually identical.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

being closely related; being inseparable

General use derived from the Buddhist sense; describes a relationship where two things are so closely connected they cannot be separated.

• 自じ由ゆうと責せき任にんは相そう即そくする。

  Freedom and responsibility are inseparable.