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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
1992.07.05-serial.00284 Ordinary Mind, Soto Zen, Dragons, soto, Don't Know Mind	Edward Brown	Jul 05 1992
March 19th, 1992, Serial No. 00602 Bodhidharma, Lineage, Transmission, First Principle, Karma, Book of Serenity, Buddha...		Mar 19 1992
March 7th, 1992, Serial No. 00109 Serial: BZ-00109 Saturday Lecture Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Liberation, Ego, soto, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, Duality...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 07 1992 Unknown Location
Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00734 Sesshin Day 7 Absolute-and-Relative, confusion, Five Ranks, Sixth Patriarch, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 19 1991
December 14th, 1991, Serial No. 00681, Side A Eka, Echo, Bodhidharma, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Ancestors, Soto Zen, Greed, Birth-...		Dec 14 1991
Meaning of Dokusan Serial: BZ-00707B Relationship to Teacher and Zazen, Rohatsu Day 6 Teacher-and-Student, Dokusan, Zazen, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Aspects of...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
November 21st, 1991, Serial No. 00272 Soto Zen, Concentration, Liberation, Karma, Obstacles, Four Noble Truths, Commitment...		Nov 21 1991
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00625 Lecture Gratitude, Five Ranks, Sixth Patriarch, Absolute-and-Relative, Manjushri, Dharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 19 1991
August 17th, 1991, Serial No. 00972, Side B Fox, Four Noble Truths, Priest, Right Speech, Right Effort, Funeral, Vows, Soto Zen,...		Aug 17 1991
December 15th, 1990, Serial No. 00699, Side A Concentration, Soto Zen, Instruction, Anger, Hate, Family Practice, Posture, Describe...		Dec 15 1990
October 6th, 1990, Serial No. 01479 Silent Illumination, true dharma, Soto Zen, Daily Life, Samadhi, Book of Serenity,...		Oct 06 1990
May 5th, 1990, Serial No. 00507, Side B Conversation, Soto Zen, Aspects of Practice, Mindfulness, Emotions, Lay, Enthusiasm,...		May 05 1990
April 28th, 1990, Serial No. 00507, Side A Monastic Practice, Family Practice, Offering, Soto Zen, soto, uchiyama, Daily Life,...		Apr 28 1990
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
February 26th, 1988, Serial No. 01535 Lineage, Dharma Transmission, soto, Chanting, Platform Sutra, Rinzai, Priest, Sixth...		Feb 26 1988
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
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
November 15th, 1986, Serial No. 00894, Side A Attachment, Bodhisattva Way, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Liberation, Lineage,...		Nov 15 1986
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 16th, 1985, Serial No. 00867, Side A Commitment, Tassajara, Sangha, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Anger, Soto Zen, resistance,...		Nov 16 1985
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
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
January 14th, 1985, Serial No. 00168 Concentration, Compassion, Lay, Soto Zen, Mindfulness, Don't Know Mind,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jan 14 1985
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
May 22nd, 1984, Serial No. 00435 Ordinary Mind, Bodhidharma, Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Impermanence, Culture, Buddha...		May 22 1984
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
Meeting with Berkeley Zen Center Lay, Sangha, Lay Practice, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Fundraising,...	Deborah Hopkinson	Jul 08 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
May 24th, 1982, Serial No. 00161 Liberation, Lotus Sutra, Consciousness, Soto Zen, Community, Compassion, realization...	Katagiri Roshi	May 24 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
Rinzai Zen Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Platform Sutra, Doubt, Buddha...	Gesshin Sensei	Feb 26 1982
November 15th, 1980, Serial No. 01061 Right Effort, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Daily Life, American,...		Nov 15 1980
September 3rd, 1976, Serial No. 00088 Big Mind, Ego, Soto Zen, soto, Building, stubbornness, Separation, Intention,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 03 1976
September 17th, 1975, Serial No. 00082 Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Addiction, Soto Zen, Lineage, soto,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 17 1975
September 12th, 1975, Serial No. 00080 Soto Zen, soto, Rinzai, Vows, Ceremony	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 12 1975
September 11th, 1975, Serial No. 00078 Soto Zen, Transmission, soto, Dharma Transmission, realization, Lay, difficulty...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 11 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 8th, 1975, Serial No. 00074 Transmission, Soto Zen, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, soto, realization, Separation...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 08 1975
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
February 1972 talk, Serial No. 00189 Conversation, Soto Zen, Religion, Constancy, Building, Funeral, Fox, soto, Chanting,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 1972
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
September 28th, 1971, Serial No. 00058 Buddha Nature, Soto Zen, Diversity, Composure, American, soto, Chanting, confusion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 28 1971

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