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A lineage in Buddhism is a line of transmission of the Buddhist teaching that is "theoretically traced back to the Buddha himself." The acknowledgement of the transmission can be oral, or certified in documents. Several branches of Buddhism, including Chan (including Zen and Seon) and Tibetan Buddhism maintain records of their historical teachers. These records serve as a validation for the living exponents of the tradition.

The historical authenticity of various Buddhist lineages has been subject to debate. Stephen Batchelor has claimed, speaking about specifically Japanese Zen lineage, "the historicity of this “lineage” simply does not withstand critical scrutiny." Erik Storlie has noted that transmission "is simply false on historical grounds." Edward Conze said "much of the traditions about the early history of Chan are the inventions of a later age."

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Title	Speaker	Date
Letting Go Into Self-Fulfilling Zen Letting Go, Samadhi, Buddha Ancestors, Suzuki Roshi	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 05 2003
Eihei Shingi: The Kanin Serial: BZ-01374 The Kanin, Rohatsu Day 5 Eihei Shingi, Buddha Ancestors, Evil, Monastic Practice, confusion, Dragons, Birth-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen and the Eco-Consumer Code Serial: SF-00156 Wednesday talk. Ecopsychology; desires, needs, narcissism; nurturing through zazen. Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors, Precepts, Ego, Ceremony, Karma,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Nov 19 2003
Cultivating Compassionate Fearlessness in Zen Samsara, Nirvana, Desire, Buddha Ancestors	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Sep 18 2003
August 22nd, 2003, Serial No. 00159 Realization, Faith, Oneness, Buddha Ancestors, Ordination		Aug 22 2003
Dogen - Being Familiar With The Entire Body Serial: SF-00039 Sunday talk. Practice, realization, expression; Dogen's letters to nun Ryugen Realization, Practice Period, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Ancestors, confusion, Precepts,...	Taigen Dan Leighton	May 18 2003
May 18th, 2003, Serial No. 00111 Bodhisattva Way, Buddha Ancestors, Passions, Zazen Mind		May 18 2003
Moonlit Path to Zen Enlightenment Buddha Ancestors, Oneness, Cultivation		May 03 2003
Beyond Thoughts: Embracing Zen Awareness Buddha Ancestors, Dragons, Soto Zen, Zazen	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 12 2003
Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi Serial: BZ-00544 Class 6 of 7 Buddha Ancestors, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 30 2003 6 Berkeley Zen Center
Sitting Without Seeking Buddha Wisdom Ceremony, Happiness, Balance, Buddha Ancestors, Zazen	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 08 2003
Harmony in Zen: Calming and Insight Breath, Japan, Cultivation, Passions, Buddha Ancestors	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 09 2003
Embrace Openness Through Zazen Practice Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, Zazen, Manjushri, Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors,...	Steve Weintraub	Oct 19 2002 City Center
15 Sutras from the Old Way: Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dharma: The Four Noble Truths Serial: BZ-00454 Class 1 of 5 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Ancestors, Concentration, Four Noble Truths, Mahayana,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 12 2002 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Precepts Serial: RA-00442 This is a Sunday morning talk; a Bodhisattva Initiation Ceremony is to take place in the evening. Ceremony, Bodhisattva Precepts, Attachment, Buddha Ancestors	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 14 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Lay Ordination Serial: BZ-00149B Saturday Lecture Lay Ordination, Precepts, Ordination, Buddha Nature, Bodhisattva Way, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 15 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Sunday Lecture Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Humility, Buddha Ancestors, New Year, Liberation,...	Fu Schroeder	Dec 30 2001 Green Gulch Farm
Dogen and Plum Blossoms Serial: BZ-00094A Saturday Lecture Dogen, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Dragons, Priest-and-Lay, Buddha Ancestors,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Aspects of Practice Serial: BZ-00476 Class 2 of 4 Bell, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Buddha Ancestors, Doubt, Lineage, Ordination, Teacher-and...	David Weinberg	Oct 11 2001 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Living in Vow Serial: BZ-00090 Lecture Buddha Ancestors, Enemies, Forgiveness, Patience, Priest, Repentance, Vow	Jisho Cary Warner	Sep 08 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Mirrors Buddha Nature, Intuition, Culture, Don't Know Mind, Karma, Buddha's...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jun 09 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Wednesday Lecture Practice Period, Instruction, Suzuki Roshi, Realization, Buddha Ancestors, Delusion,...	Fu Schroeder	Feb 28 2001 Green Gulch Farm
Zen's Playful Path to Enlightenment Buddha, Time, Buddha Ancestors	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 09 2000
Sunday Lecture Buddha Nature, Buddha Ancestors, Delusion, Composure, Birth-and-Death, Teacher-and-...	Fu Schroeder	Dec 03 2000 Green Gulch Farm
Tenzo Kyokun Class Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Don't Know Mind, Mindfulness, Realization, Mill...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Nov 07 2000 Green Gulch Farm
Tenzo Kyokun Class Realization, Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors, Ceremony, New Year, Three Treasures,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 31 2000 Green Gulch Farm
Sunday Lecture Realization, Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony, Big Mind,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 29 2000 Green Gulch Farm
Sunday Lecture Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Greed, Attachment, Bodhidharma, Karma, Three...	Fu Schroeder	Sep 17 2000 Green Gulch Farm
Sunday Lecture Monastic Practice, Zazen, Religion, Commitment, Big Mind, Buddha Ancestors, Soto Zen...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Aug 20 2000 Green Gulch Farm
Dogen's Shingi, Head Gardener Serial: BZ-00060B Saturday Lecture Shingi, Lay Practice, Cultivation, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Lay, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 05 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazengi Serial: BZ-00055A Sesshin Day 1 Zazengi, Concentration, Posture, Samadhi, Emotions, Attachment, Buddha Ancestors,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 14 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin Lecture Skandhas, Heart Sutra, Letting Go, Emptiness, Interdependence, Buddha Ancestors,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Apr 11 2000 Green Gulch Farm
Wednesday Lecture Buddha Ancestors, Death-and-Dying, Silence, New Year, Priest, Suzuki Roshi,...	Fu Schroeder	Apr 05 2000 Green Gulch Farm
Women Ancestors Chanting, Lineage, Buddha Ancestors, Diversity, Ordination, Precepts, Hate, Vow, War...	Rebecca Mayeno	Apr 01 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Awakening Through Shared Zen Practice Buddha Ancestors, Soto Zen, Samadhi	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 25 2000
Transformative Harmony in Zazen Practice Practice Period, Tassajara, Buddha Ancestors, Impermanence, Bell		Mar 24 2000
Works of Dogen Class Serial: SF-03199 Tuesday Class Buddha Ancestors, Lotus Sutra, Balance, Emptiness, Liberation, Transmission,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 14 2000 Green Gulch Farm
Dogen’s Writings: Commentary on “Enlightenment Unfolds” Serial: BZ-00932 Class 4 of 4 Buddha Ancestors, confusion, Doubt, Dream World, Emotions, Impermanence, Karma, Lotus...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 09 2000 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Works of Dogen Class Serial: SF-03198 Tuesday Class Delusion, Balance, Letting Go, Doubt, Buddha Ancestors, Emptiness, Dream World, Fox,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 07 2000 Green Gulch Farm
One-day Sitting Lecture Realization, Buddha Ancestors, Demons, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Bell, Suzuki...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Feb 26 2000 Green Gulch Farm
Dogen’s Writings: Commentary on “Enlightenment Unfolds” Serial: BZ-00926 Class 1 of 4 Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Karma, Transmission, Teacher-and-...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Feb 03 2000 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Continuous Practice Continuous Practice, Buddha Nature, Buddha Ancestors, Commitment, Gratitude, Dragons...	Rebecca Mayeno	Aug 28 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Zazengi (Pt. 1) Serial: BZ-00070A Saturday Lecture Zazengi, Birth-and-Death, Posture, Buddha Ancestors, Sixth Patriarch, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 27 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Reminiscences of a Former Shuso Continuous Practice, Intimacy, Buddha Ancestors, Teacher-and-Student, Birth-and-Death...	Rebecca Mayeno	Dec 04 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s Continuous Practice Buddha Ancestors, Concentration, Continuous Practice, Demons, Fox, Mindfulness,...	Maylie Scott	Nov 30 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Correct Attitudes For Practice Period Serial: BZ-00441B Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors, Composure, Continuous Practice, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 25 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
One Continuous Life Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Lay Ordination, Priest,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 10 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Zaikke Tokudo (Jukai) Serial: BZ-00351A Saturday Lecture Zaike Tokudo, Jukai, Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Karma, Lay Ordination, Lineage...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 20 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Intimacy Anger, Buddha Ancestors, Culture, Interview, Intimacy, Patience, Peace, Separation...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Nov 08 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Majjhima Nikaya Class Serial: SF-03224 Middle-length Discourses Perfect Wisdom, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Ancestors, Platform Sutra, Mahayana, Manjushri,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 09 1997 Green Gulch Farm

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