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Soto Zen Talks
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 Liángjiè. 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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Zen Fools and Pure HeartsSerial: NC-00215 Archival Photo Dogen, zen, Platform Sutra, Sutra, Soto Zen |
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Zen's Path to the Pure HeartSerial: NC-00218 Archival Photo Dogen, zen, Soto Zen, Buddha, Lotus Sutra |
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Cultivating Innocence in Zen PracticeSerial: NC-00219 Archival Photo Dogen, zen, Soto Zen, Buddha, Lotus Sutra |
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On Sokei-An, Harada-Roshi, Yasutani-RoshiSerial: SF-01123 Tape 5 copy 2 - duplicate Priest, Soto Zen, Lay, Rinzai, Sanctuary, training, Interview, Transmission, Zendo... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00421, Side B Buddha Nature, Platform Sutra, Lineage, Anger, Soto Zen, Buddha Mind, Rinzai,... |
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Taxi Priest, Politics, Dragons, Interview, Soto Zen, Instruction, Religion, Doubt,... |
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Transmitting the LightSerial: BZ-00778 Class true dharma, Monastic Practice, Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Continuous... |
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Zen's Journey: Work as Practice Okesa, Soto Zen, Ordination, Tenzo, Zendo |
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