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Dharma Transmission Talks

Dharma transmission, in Zen and Chan Buddhism, is a custom in which a person is established as a "successor in an unbroken lineage of teachers and disciples, a spiritual 'bloodline' (kechimyaku) theoretically traced back to the Buddha himself." The dharma lineage reflects the importance of family structures in ancient China, and forms a symbolic and ritual recreation of this system for the monastic "family".

In Rinzai-Zen, inka shōmei (印可証明) is ideally "the formal recognition of Zen's deepest realisation", but practically it is being used for the transmission of the "true lineage" of the masters (shike) of the training halls. There are only about fifty to eighty of such inka shōmei-bearers in Japan.

In Sōtō-Zen, dharma transmission is referred to as shiho, and further training is required to become an oshō.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Mountain Practice/Broom Practice Dharma Transmission, Happiness, Liberation, Posture	Myogen Steve Stücky	Apr 01 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Oneness Embodied: Dharma Transmission Rituals Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Precepts, Posture, Buddha Ancestors,...	Ikko Narasaki	Mar 30 1995
Book of Serenity Serial: BZ-00236 Class 3 of 5 Bodhidharma, Dharma Transmission, Subject-and-Object, Transmission, War	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 1994 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity Serial: BZ-00234 Class 1 of 5 Manjushri, Book of Serenity, Big Mind, First Principle, Continuous Practice, Dharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 05 1994 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Essence of Zen Serial: BZ-00225 Class 1of 3 Four Noble Truths, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice Period, War,...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Feb 16 1994 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case 15: Seeing Truth; Ordination and Dharma Transmission—Ordinariness Serial: BZ-00981B Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Conversation, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Mill Valley,...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Jan 29 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00559 Class 2 of 10 Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Duality, Ego, Lotus Sutra, Non-duality, Platform...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 19 1994 2 Tassajara
What We Bring to Practice: Dharma Transmission, Being on the Path; Waking Up; How’s it Feel Serial: BZ-00658A Lecture Concentration, Dharma Transmission, Lay Ordination, Ordination, Priest, Tassajara,...	Steve Weintraub	Oct 16 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00219 Class 4 of 5 Buddha Nature, Eight Awarenesses, Buddha Ancestors, Duality, Dharma Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 27 1993 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #1: Bodhidharma’s Coming from the West Serial: BZ-00665A Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Buddha Mind, Dharma Transmission, Family Practice,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 08 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Ten Precepts: Tenth Precept Serial: BZ-00621 Class 6 of 6 Precepts, Practice Period, Dharma Transmission, Renunciation, Repentance, Rinzai,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 18 1993 6 Berkeley Zen Center
Day Off Class Serial: BZ-01480 Class 2 of 6 Dragons, Gaining Mind, Hui-neng, Dharma Transmission, Subject-and-Object,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 14 1992 2
Dogen's Kajo Fascicle in Shogobenzo Continued Serial: BZ-00637A Sesshin Day 3 Dogen, Shobogenzo, Bowing, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Doubt, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 07 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00213 Class 2 of 5 Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Manjushri, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 13 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Bodhidharma to the Fifth Ancestor Serial: BZ-00602 Class 3 of 6 Bodhidharma, Transmission, First Principle, Karma, Book of Serenity, Buddha Ancestors...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 19 1992 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00732 Sesshin Day 4 Concentration, Absolute-and-Relative, Doubt, Transmission, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 16 1991
The Fire, Suffering, and Relationship With Japan Serial: BZ-00702B Saturday Lecture Japan, Current Events, Practice Period, Tassajara, Demons, Birth-and-Death, Dharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 26 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00625 Lecture Absolute-and-Relative, Dharma Transmission, Five Ranks, Gratitude, Manjushri, Hui-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 19 1991 Tassajara
Practices in Everyday Life Serial: BZ-00694A Lecture Cultivation, Dharma Transmission, Liberation, Monastic Practice, Right Speech,...	Yvonne Rand	Aug 24 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00967A Sesshin Day 3 lecture Dharma Transmission, New Year, Priest, Transmission, War	Hoitsu Suzuki Roshi	Jun 28 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #23 Serial: BZ-00692B "Neither Good Not Evil;" Intentions, Humbleness, Saturday Lecture MM-23, Hui-neng, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, Buddha Nature, Interview...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 30 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
October 6th, 1990, Serial No. 01479 Book of Serenity, Daily Life, Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, Rinzai, Samadhi, Silent...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 06 1990 Tassajara
Big Emptiness and Small Emptiness Serial: BZ-00516B Saturday Lecture Emptiness, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Hui-neng, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 25 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Eulogy for Katagiri Roshi Serial: BZ-00509B Lecture Dharma Transmission, Equanimity, Lotus Sutra, Monastic Practice, Patience,...	Dairyu Michael Wenger	Apr 14 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Abbot's Zuisse Ceremony in Japan Serial: BZ-00385 Saturday Lecture Zuisse, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Lay Practice, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 28 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Sesshin Lecture Serial: BZ-00377A Sesshin Day 3 Duality, Buddha Nature, Subject-and-Object, Dharma Transmission, Doubt, Demons,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 23 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Ordination, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 13 1988 Tassajara
Unknown Title Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Obstacles, Transmission, Daily Life, Light-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 28 1988 Green Gulch Farm
Teacher and Student Serial: BZ-00893A Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 27 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Just This One Serial: BZ-00895B Lecture, sesshin day 2 Dharma Transmission, Emotions, Samadhi, Concentration, Separation, Hate	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Jun 16 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
February 26th, 1988, Serial No. 01535 Serial: BZ-01535 Sixth day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Chanting, Platform Sutra, Rinzai, Priest, Hui-neng,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 26 1988 6 of 7 Green Gulch Farm
Transmission Serial: BZ-00899A Lecture Transmission, Soto Zen, Priest, Dharma Transmission, Precepts, Rinzai, Bowing, Study...	Ananda Dalenberg	Feb 13 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing with Intention and Vows Ordination, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, Daily Life, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 23 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Priest's Practice and Coming Ordinations at BZC Serial: BZ-00874A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Mahayana, Monastic Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen: The Essence of Non-Dualism Compassion, Consciousness, Dharma Transmission, Dragons, Patience, Transmission...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 08 1985
Zazen: Unity of Self and Dharma Consciousness, Dharma Transmission, Dragons, Lay Practice, Patience, Transmission...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 08 1985
Teacher and Student Relationship Serial: BZ-00864A Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 05 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Zaike Tokudo: The Meaning of Ordination Serial: BZ-00414 Saturday Lecture Zaike Tokudo, Priest, Ordination, Dharma Transmission, Precepts, Transmission, Rinzai...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
June 1st, 1985, Serial No. 00429, Side B Priest, Precepts, Ordination, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Priest-and-Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Pre-Mountain Seat Ceremony: Questions and Comments Serial: BZ-00426A Saturday Lecture Mountain Seat Ceremony, Priest, Ordination, Precepts, Lay Practice, Priest-and-Lay,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 11 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00423A Saturday Lecture Parinirvana, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Buddha's...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Dharma Transmission: Objects of Authority Serial: BZ-00392A Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Soto Zen, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Trip to Japan Serial: BZ-00393B Saturday Lecture Japan, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Sanctuary, Lay Practice, Hui-neng...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 27 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Makyo Serial: BZ-00393A Saturday Lecture Delusion, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 15 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Samadhi Serial: BZ-00432A Saturday Lecture Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Zanmai, Dharma Transmission, Daily Life, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 10 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice Life Serial: SF-00102 Talk given at Berkeley per introduction. Buddha Nature, Suzuki Roshi, Posture, Priest, Daily Life, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma...	Joko Beck	Aug 07 1983
Practice Life Serial: BZ-00401 Lecture Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, New Year,...	Joko Beck	Aug 07 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Developing Your Own Authority to Practice Serial: BZ-00399A Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Tassajara, Doubt	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Enlightenment: Personal Realization, Communal Validation Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Compassion, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Patience,...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 19 1982
Four Kinds of Horses Serial: BZ-00021A Reading from a Suzuki-rôshi Lecture, Rohatsu Day 7 Agama Sutra, Continuous Practice, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Posture, Transmission...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1981 Part 3 of 3 Berkeley Zen Center

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