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Sōtō Zen or the Sōtō school (曹洞宗, Sōtō-shū) is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku). It is the Japanese line of the Chinese Cáodòng school, which was founded during the Tang dynasty by Dòngshān Liánjiè. It emphasizes Shikantaza, meditation with no objects, anchors, or content. The meditator strives to be aware of the stream of thoughts, allowing them to arise and pass away without interference.

The Japanese brand of the sect was imported in the 13th century by Dōgen Zenji, who studied Cáodòng Buddhism (Chinese: 曹洞宗; pinyin: Cáodòng Zōng) abroad in China. Dōgen is remembered today as the ancestor of Sōtō Zen in Japan along with Keizan Jōkin.

With about 14,000 temples, Sōtō is one of the largest Japanese Buddhist organizations. Sōtō Zen is now also popular in the West, and in 1996 priests of the Sōtō Zen tradition formed the Soto Zen Buddhist Association based in North America.

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Title	Speaker	Date
YYYY.01.28-serial.00001 Dependent Origination, Daily Life, soto, Subject-and-Object, New Year, Rinzai,...		[field_wisdom_date]
YYYY.01.30-serial.00022 Buddha Nature, causation, Big Mind, Nirvana Sutra, Soto Zen, Don't Know Mind,...		[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown Date, Serial 00421, Side B Buddha Nature, Platform Sutra, Lineage, Anger, soto, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Rinzai,...		[field_wisdom_date]
On Sokei-An, Harada-Roshi, Yasutani-Roshi Serial: SF-01123 Tape 5 copy 2 - duplicate Priest, soto, Lay, Rinzai, Sanctuary, training, Soto Zen, Interview, Transmission,...	Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Gary Snyder	[field_wisdom_date] Kyoto
Unknown Date, Serial 00215 Serial: NC-00215 Archival Photo Dogen, zen, Platform Sutra, Sutra, Soto Zen		[field_wisdom_date]
What is Soto and what is Rinzai? Serial: SF-05144A SR024 Tass July 26/68 Roshi Sectarianism copied; July 21 Chino Sensei; July 24 Chino Sensei - also many handwritten notes on the content NB: the date for the SR talk in... Soto Zen, Rinzai, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Evil, Bowing, Mahayana, Gratitude, Ego...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 26 1968 Tassajara
The Ten Powers Of A Bodhisattva Serial: SF-05106 Sunday Morning, August 25, 1968 [This date is probably incorrect. Earlier (July 21, 1968), Suzuki mentioned that he had already explained the ten powers of a bodhisattva.... Bodhisattva, Dogen, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Emptiness, Five Ranks, Observe, Attachment,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 25 1968 Sokoji
The True Dragon Dogen, Baso, Dragons, Freedom, Soto Zen, Emptiness, Bodhidharma, soto, Instruction,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 12 1968 B Sokoji
How should we establish our system of practice in San Francisco Serial: SR-00019 Tuesday Evening, June 17, 1969 San Francisco Just sit, and follow the teacher's instruction. Story of four kinds of horse. Humans go to the moon, but don't... Rinzai, Soto Zen, Dogen, Zazen, New Year, Concentration, Big Mind, Priest, Pain,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 17 1969 Sokoji
November 20th, 1970, Serial No. 00065 Soto Zen, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Building, Zendo, soto, Continuous, Describe...	Katagiri Roshi	Nov 20 1970
Sewing and Wearing the Buddhist Robes and How It Relates to Our Practice Serial: 71-06-19 Saturday, June 19, 1971 San Francisco Zendo Dogen, Soto Zen,	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 19 1971 City Center
Virtue of Mountain and River Dogen, Shobogenzo, First Principle, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Faith, Breath, sitting, Pain,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 24 1971 Tassajara
September 28th, 1971, Serial No. 00058 Buddha Nature, Soto Zen, Diversity, Composure, American, soto, Chanting, confusion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 28 1971
October 2nd, 1971, Serial No. 00059 Four Noble Truths, stubbornness, Suffering, Soto Zen, Instruction, Nirvana,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 02 1971
October 2nd, 1971, Serial No. 00060 stubbornness, Suffering, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Instruction, Posture, Nirvana,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 02 1971
February 1972 talk, Serial No. 00189 Conversation, Soto Zen, Religion, Constancy, Building, Funeral, Fox, soto, Chanting,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 1972
September 1975 talk, Serial No. 00075 Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Bodhidharma, New Year, Ceremony, Soto Zen, Echo,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 1975
September 1975 talk, Serial No. 00079 Soto Zen, soto, Rinzai, Transmission, lecture, Zendo, Echo, Enemies, Greed, Vows...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 1975
September 8th, 1975, Serial No. 00074 Transmission, Soto Zen, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, soto, realization, Separation...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 08 1975
September 10th, 1975, Serial No. 00077 Transmission, Building, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Rinzai, soto, Bell, lecture,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 10 1975
September 10th, 1975, Serial No. 00086 Transmission, Bell, Building, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Echo, difficulty, lecture,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 10 1975
September 11th, 1975, Serial No. 00078 Soto Zen, Transmission, soto, Dharma Transmission, realization, Lay, difficulty...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 11 1975
September 12th, 1975, Serial No. 00080 Soto Zen, soto, Rinzai, Vows, Ceremony	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 12 1975
September 17th, 1975, Serial No. 00082 Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Addiction, Soto Zen, Lineage, soto,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 17 1975
September 3rd, 1976, Serial No. 00088 Big Mind, Ego, Soto Zen, soto, Building, stubbornness, Separation, Intention,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 03 1976
April 6th, 1978, Serial No. 00585 soto, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Lineage, Chanting	Richard Baker	Apr 06 1978
November 15th, 1980, Serial No. 01061 Right Effort, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Daily Life, American,...		Nov 15 1980
July 1st, 1981, Serial No. 00691 Serial: NC-00691 Monastic Spirituality Set 4 of 12 Oneness, Letting Go, Enlightenment, Soto Zen, Don't Know Mind	Bruno Barnhart	Jul 01 1981
Rinzai Zen Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Platform Sutra, Doubt, Buddha...	Gesshin Sensei	Feb 26 1982
Vigor During Sesshin Serial: BZ-00007A Soto and Rinzai Practice Compared, Sesshin Day 3 Sesshin, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Rinzai, soto, Composure, Tassajara, Soto Zen, Continuous,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 21 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
May 24th, 1982, Serial No. 00161 Liberation, Lotus Sutra, Consciousness, Soto Zen, Community, Compassion, realization...	Katagiri Roshi	May 24 1982
Mumonkan: Case #19 Serial: BZ-00036A "Nansen's Everyday Mind in the Way", Saturday Lecture MM-19 Nansen, Absolute-and-Relative, Koan, Ordinary Mind, Non-violence, confusion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Meeting with Berkeley Zen Center Lay, Sangha, Lay Practice, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Fundraising,...	Deborah Hopkinson	Jul 08 1982
Enlightenment in Soto Zen Serial: BZ-00402A Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, soto,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 10 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
May 22nd, 1984, Serial No. 00435 Ordinary Mind, Bodhidharma, Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Impermanence, Culture, Buddha...		May 22 1984
Dharma Transmission: Objects of Authority Serial: BZ-00392A Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, training, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
January 14th, 1985, Serial No. 00168 Concentration, Compassion, Lay, Soto Zen, Mindfulness, Don't Know Mind,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jan 14 1985
Zen Practice With Children and Families Serial: BZ-00424B Saturday Lecture Family Practice, Religion, Birth-and-Death, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 14 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Background of Oryoki Practice Serial: BZ-00864B Beginners' Sitting Oryoki, Offering, Cultivation, Bodhisattva Vow, Soto Zen, Lay, Gratitude, Rinzai,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 12 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
November 16th, 1985, Serial No. 00867, Side A Commitment, Tassajara, Sangha, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Anger, Soto Zen, resistance,...		Nov 16 1985
The Buddhist Meaning of Renunciation Serial: BZ-00883A Saturday Lecture Renunciation, Renunciation, Emotions, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Anger, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
November 15th, 1986, Serial No. 00894, Side A Attachment, Bodhisattva Way, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Liberation, Lineage,...		Nov 15 1986
Koun Ejo; Komyozo Zammai Pt. I Serial: BZ-00888A Sesshin Day 1 Koun Ejô, Discrimination, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Demons, Don't Know Mind, Sangha,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 28 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
1987.05.03-serial.00031 Mantra, Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra, Soto Zen, Zazen, Bowing, soto, Chanting, Posture...	Ananda Dalenberg	May 03 1987 Green Gulch Farm
Sunday Lecture Half-Smile, Soto Zen, Birth-and-Death, Letting Go, Instruction, Cultivation,...	Yvonne Rand	Jul 25 1987 Green Gulch
February 26th, 1988, Serial No. 01535 Lineage, Dharma Transmission, soto, Chanting, Platform Sutra, Rinzai, Priest, Sixth...		Feb 26 1988
Sunday Lecture Interview, Demons, Doubt, Manjushri, Soto Zen, Gratitude, Practice Period, Enemies,...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Apr 03 1988 Green Gulch
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
April 28th, 1990, Serial No. 00507, Side A Monastic Practice, Family Practice, Offering, Soto Zen, soto, uchiyama, Daily Life,...		Apr 28 1990
May 5th, 1990, Serial No. 00507, Side B Conversation, Soto Zen, Aspects of Practice, Mindfulness, Emotions, Lay, Enthusiasm,...		May 05 1990

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