<p>Sameness (samta) means treating everyone or everything the same way.
Appearances , whether good or bad, should be treated with Samta(sameness).
Causation , good or bad , should be treated with sameness.
Coming into being , good or bad , should be treated with sameness.
Egolessness, resulting in good or bad , should be treated with sameness.</p>
<p>This is my guess. If you can provide the original script then I can give a more confident answer. I am not sure what is meant by egolessness in the context of Buddha’s teachings.</p>

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SacrificialEquation
<p>I read <a href="https://inscribedonthebelievingmind.blog/2018/11/28/72/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a>:</p>
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<p>“There are four kinds of sameness (<em>samata</em>) for those who discipline
themselves in religious life: appearance, causation, <strong>coming into
being</strong>, and the fourth is egolessness.”</p>
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<p>Can you describe the experience of &quot;coming into being&quot;?  Why is it sameness?</p>
<p>Do you think these four kinds of sameness are the same <em>meaning</em> described by four different concepts?</p>

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one para question. So what is different between upekkha and samānatā?
enRaiser
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@enRaiser I think samata means equanimity, and samānatā means sameness
blue_ego
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The dictionary gives [samatā](https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/samata#pali) as "equality or evenness", and [samatha](https://www.buddha-vacana.org/gloss.html#samatha) as "tranquility, calm, quietude".
ChrisW
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Saṃbhoga (संभोग, “love in union”)
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What is sameness?
# What is sameness?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-07-06)

I read [this](https://inscribedonthebelievingmind.blog/2018/11/28/72/):

> “There are four kinds of sameness (*samata*) for those who discipline
> themselves in religious life: appearance, causation, **coming into
> being**, and the fourth is egolessness.”

Can you describe the experience of "coming into being"? Why is it sameness?

Do you think these four kinds of sameness are the same *meaning* described by four different concepts?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: one para question. So what is different between upekkha and samānatā?  
> **username_0**: @username_1 I think samata means equanimity, and samānatā means sameness  
> **username_2**: The dictionary gives [samatā](https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/samata#pali) as "equality or evenness", and [samatha](https://www.buddha-vacana.org/gloss.html#samatha) as "tranquility, calm, quietude".  
> **username_0**: Saṃbhoga (संभोग, “love in union”)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2024-07-06. Score: 1

Sameness (samta) means treating everyone or everything the same way.
Appearances , whether good or bad, should be treated with Samta(sameness).
Causation , good or bad , should be treated with sameness.
Coming into being , good or bad , should be treated with sameness.
Egolessness, resulting in good or bad , should be treated with sameness.

This is my guess. If you can provide the original script then I can give a more confident answer. I am not sure what is meant by egolessness in the context of Buddha’s teachings.


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