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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
Rohatsu Sesshin Absolute-and-Relative, Intimacy, Separation, Soto Zen, Commitment, Emotions, Doubt,...	Teah Strozer	Dec 04 1997 Unknown
Scholarship Conference Paper Serial: SF-03238 Sunday Lecture Heart Sutra, Lineage, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, Religion, Study Period, Emptiness,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 16 1997 Green Gulch
Eights Aspects Enlightened Person/Right Samadhi Serial: BZ-00324A Saturday Lecture Eight Aspects, Enlightenment, Samadhi, Samadhi, Concentration, Eight Aspects,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 02 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Class Serial: SF-03092 Case 10 Silence, Birth-and-Death, Interview, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Funeral, Book of Serenity,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Oct 21 1997 Green Gulch
Recognizing Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00322B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Koan, Doubt, Constancy, Discrimination, Duality, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 26 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Sun Buddha, Moon Buddha Blue Cliff Record, Mindfulness, Sixth Patriarch, Culture, American, Emotions,...	Ron Nestor	Aug 02 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Majjhima Nikaya Mindfulness, Hindrances, Evil, Liberation, Soto Zen, Lay, Doubt, Faith, Daily Life,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jul 10 1997 Green Gulch
Zadankai Serial: BZ-00114 Lecture Ordinary Mind, Conversation, Buddha Nature, Silent Illumination, Religion, Soto Zen,...	Robert Aitken and Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 1997 San Francisco Zen Center
Zadankai Serial: BZ-00779 Discussion Ordinary Mind, Silent Illumination, Conversation, Soto Zen, Buddha Nature, Religion,...	Robert Aitken and Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 16 1997 San Francisco Zen Center
Genjo Koan workshop Serial: SF-03185 To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion, that myriad...' Delusion itself is the agency of my enlightenment; totally enter delusion and embrace it and... Delusion, realization, Precepts, Emotions, Subject-and-Object, Monastic Practice,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jun 14 1997 Green Gulch
Life of Buddha Serial: BZ-00845 Class 6 of 6 Karma, Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Evil, Soto Zen, Precepts, Instruction, Don't...	Maylie Scott	Apr 17 1997 6 Berkeley Zen Center
Sunday Lecture Big Mind, Ceremony, Buddha Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Right Speech, Practice Period,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Mar 09 1997 Green Gulch
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-00784A Rohatsu Day 2 Fukanzazengi, Obstacles, Posture, Manjushri, Don't Know Mind, Rinzai, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Jewel Mirror Samadhi Class Five Ranks, Delusion, Lotus Sutra, Soto Zen, Observe, Forgiveness, Separation,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Oct 07 1996 Green Gulch
Jewel Mirror Samadhi Class Five Ranks, Delusion, Absolute-and-Relative, Attachment, Emptiness, Soto Zen, Right...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Oct 03 1996 Green Gulch
The Five Skandhas Serial: SF-03634 One-day sitting Skandas, Interview, Balance, Heart Sutra, Attachment, Manjushri, Lotus Sutra, Soto...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Sep 21 1996 Green Gulch
Jewel Mirror Samadhi Class confusion, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Absolute-and-Relative, Five Ranks,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 10 1996 Green Gulch
Dogen’s Going Beyond Buddha Heart Sutra, Soto Zen, Silent Illumination, Buddha Ancestors, Building, Rinzai,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Aug 24 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
1996.07.18-serial.00120 Delusion, Buddha Mind, resistance, Soto Zen, training	Edward Brown	Jul 18 1996
Tung Shan’s Poem Serial: BZ-00803A Shusho talk #1 Practice Period, Blue Cliff Record, Soto Zen, Lineage, Birth-and-Death, Offering,...	Ross Blum	May 18 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Four Foundations of Mindfulness Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Right Effort, Instruction, Silent Illumination, Soto...	Maylie Scott	Mar 24 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
1996.02.10-serial.00278B Soto Zen, Ceremony, Buddha Mind, Samsara, Dragons	Edward Brown	Feb 10 1996
Blue Cliff Record: Case #57 Serial: BZ-00748 Lecture BCR-57, Attachment, resistance, Hsin Hsin Ming, Duality, Non-duality, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 27 1996 Tassajara
Interview Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Transmission, Practice Period, Soto Zen, Priest,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Jan 21 1996 Unknown
Causes and Conditions Serial: SF-03660 One-day sitting Emptiness, Posture, Book of Serenity, Subject-and-Object, realization, Buddha Nature...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 14 1995 Green Gulch
October 11th, 1995, Serial No. 02703 Hsin Hsin Ming, Faith, Enthusiasm, Soto Zen, Nirvana Sutra, Gratitude, Vow, Birth-and...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Oct 11 1995 Unknown
Body, Breath, Mind, Stick Serial: BZ-00821B Saturday Lecture Kyosaku, Posture, Concentration, Right Effort, Harmonizing, Bodhisattva Ceremony,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 08 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Meanings of the Word Dharma Serial: SF-03094 Sunday Lecture Birth-and-Death, Humility, Buddha's Birthday, Soto Zen, Zendo, Zazen, Family...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 24 1995 Green Gulch
Jodo Shinshu Practice Buddha Nature, Soto Zen, Priest, Birth-and-Death, Anger, Karma, Gratitude, Chanting,...	Hozan Hardamon	Sep 23 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Cultural Differences/Family Practice Soto Zen, Culture, First Principle, Lay Practice, Demons, Gratitude, Lay, Lineage,...	Raul Denkei Moncayo	Jul 22 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Emptying Yourself To Receive The Gift To Give It Away Again Serial: SF-03096 Sunday Lecture Interview, Humility, Emotions, Concentration, Posture, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jun 25 1995 Green Gulch
Early Days: Maezumi-rôshi & Suzuki-rôshi Serial: BZ-00977A Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Maezumi Roshi, Teacher-and-Student, Zoom, Priest, Soto Zen, New Year,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 27 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
May 17th, 1995, Serial No. 01073 Serial: SF-01073 NB - no cassette visible in photo Fox, Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Blue Cliff Record, Funeral, Suzuki Roshi,...	Pat Phelan	May 17 1995 Unknown
One-day Sitting Silence, Posture, Monastic Practice, Emotions, Letting Go, Ego, Soto Zen, confusion,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 22 1995 Unknown
Tassajara Practice Period Serial: BZ-00909B Saturday Lecture Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Dharma Transmission, American, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 15 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Takubetsu Sesshin Serial: BZ-00743 Sesshin Dharma Transmission, Transmission, American, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 05 1995 Green Gulch Farm
Tokubetsu Sesshin Priest, New Year, Rinzai, Religion, Ceremony, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, training...	Akiyama	Mar 25 1995
Importance of Shikantaza Serial: SF-03104 Description of Tokubetsu Sesshin Ceremony, Lotus Sutra, Priest, Letting Go, Buddha's Birthday, realization, Soto...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 19 1995 Green Gulch
Tokubetsu Sesshin Soto Zen, Ceremony, Transmission, Precepts, Instruction, Subject-and-Object,...	Maezumi Roshi	Mar 15 1995
Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Transformative States of Consciousness Serial: BZ-00762 Class 7 of 10 Discrimination, Absolute-and-Relative, Soto Zen, Practice Period, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 09 1995 7 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Chiji Shingi Serial: BZ-00758 Class 3 of 10 Fox, true dharma, Priest, Instruction, Lay, Transmission, Demons, Chanting, Sixth...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 24 1995 3 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Chiji Shingi Serial: BZ-00756 Class 1 of 10 Priest, Soto Zen, Bell, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch, Precepts, Aspects of...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 16 1995 1 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Sunday Lecture Vow, Discrimination, Commitment, Patience, Chanting, Soto Zen, Delusion, confusion,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 18 1994 Green Gulch
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00951A Rohatsu Day 5 Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Big Mind, Duality, Soto Zen, Building, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #69 Cont. Serial: BZ-00935A And Nyogen Senzaki's Commentary, Sesshin Day 3 BCR-69, Building, Lineage, Bell, Soto Zen, Bowing, confusion, Doubt, Rinzai,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 05 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Hakuin’s Critique of Soto versus Rinzai Serial: BZ-00943A Sesshin Day 4 Silent Illumination, Mindfulness, Concentration, Practice Period, Offering, Four...	Ron Nestor	Jun 11 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra: Commentary Serial: BZ-00552 Class 10 of 10 Sixth Patriarch, Culture, Mahayana, Religion, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 31 1994 10 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Platform Sutra: Monk FaTa; Life and Death Serial: BZ-00551 Class 9 of 10 Lotus Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Happiness, Soto Zen, Karmic Consciousness, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 22 1994 9 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00557 Class 7 of 10 Evil, Big Mind, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, Hindrances, Five Ranks, Nirvana, Soto...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 04 1994 7 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Parinirvana Sutra and Suzuki Roshi’s Legacy Serial: BZ-00980B Lecture Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Nirvana, Impermanence, Daily Life, Tassajara...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Feb 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center

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