Transmission Talks
In Chan and Zen Buddhism, dharma transmission 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 monastical "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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August 27th, 2017, Serial No. 04392 Buddha, Practice, Transmission |
Aug 27 2017 |
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August 27th, 2017, Serial No. 04393 Transmission, Monastic Practice, Practice |
Aug 27 2017 |
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Presence Mindfulness, Monkey Mind, Current Events, Dragons, Enemies, Culture, Enthusiasm,... |
Aug 19 2017 |
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Prajna Paramita, the Lovely, the HolyNot abiding in anything, including wisdom; helping without the idea of helping; practicing the paramitas without holding on to them; Buddha twirling a flower, Manjushri smiling is transmission in... Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Concentration, Perfect Wisdom, Nirvana, Vow |
Jul 08 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Prajna Paramita, the Lovely, the HolyUngraspable nature of all phenomena; perfect wisdom understands dependent co-arising; non-abiding in any state. Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Compassion, Dependent Origination, Perfect Wisdom,... |
Jul 08 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Shuso Question: Full Spontaneous Encounter Practice Period, Hindrances, Patience, Aspects of Practice, Conversation, Gratitude,... |
Jul 01 2017 |
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Positive Visions from Yunmen and Dogen in Response to our Global CrisisSerial: TL-00471 ADZG Monday Night, Blue Cliff Record, Transmission, Harmonizing, Politics |
Jun 12 2017 ADZG Temple |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-02553 Sesshin Day 2
Ego, Heart Sutra, Emotions, Duality, Offering, Peace, causation, Karma, Addiction,... |
Jun 08 2017 |
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The Buddha Mind Seal Is Face-to-Face ConversationBuddha mind is an intimate conversation; Dogen's meeting a master for the first time; conscious and unconscious mind. Buddha Mind, Transmission, Conversation, Buddha Mind, Silence, unconscious process... |
Jun 03 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Building A Sanctuary For AwakeningBuddha pointing to the earth, a good place for a sanctuary; masks and personas; freedom from self-consciousness. Karmic Consciousness, Buddha Mind, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Karmic... |
May 06 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The One Vehicle Lives In Silence And StillnessThe desire for awakening for the welfare of all beings; social engagement and silence, both practices pervade all beings; practicing with the limitations of the body. Mahayana, Compassion, Meditation, Silence, Conversation, Transmission, Hate |
May 06 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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May 6th, 2017, Serial No. 04370 Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness, Transmission |
May 06 2017 |
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April 23rd, 2017, Serial No. 04369 Consciousness, Sanctuary, Transmission |
Apr 23 2017 |
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A Sanctuary Is Built Right Here, Right NowBuddha's 'a good place to build a sanctuary'; buddha mind is intimately transmitted - Sandokai; undergoing surgery; baby developing a self; Transmission, Buddha Nature, Sanctuary, Conversation, intimate communication,... |
Apr 01 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 2 Continuous Practice, Karma, Karmic Consciousness, Enemies, Transmission, Nirvana,... |
Feb 12 2017 |
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Zen Meditation Is World TransformationTalking about recent surgery; Buddha's 'a good place for a sanctuary'; the Buddha's work is face-to-face meeting; conversations within a family; opening the door to our original face... Transmission, Sanctuary, Conversation, Transmission, Building, Ego |
Feb 04 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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February 4th, 2017, Serial No. 04354 Sanctuary, Transmission, Book of Serenity |
Feb 04 2017 |
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Bodhisattva Practice Includes EverythingBuddha's 'a good place for a sanctuary'; karma is a place to build a sanctuary; extending out practice outside the zendo; expressing from a place before you were born; Confession-and-Repentance, Buddha Mind, Transmission, Sanctuary, Confession-and-... |
Jan 02 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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December 17th, 2016, Serial No. 04350 Sanctuary, Transmission, Book of Serenity |
Dec 17 2016 |
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December 10th, 2016, Serial No. 04348 Ceremony, Transmission, Precepts |
Dec 10 2016 |
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December 8th, 2016, Serial No. 04346 Dharma Transmission, Bowing, Transmission |
Dec 08 2016 |
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December 6th, 2016, Serial No. 04344 Stillness, Transmission, Silence |
Dec 06 2016 |
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December 5th, 2016, Serial No. 04343 Zazen, Stillness, Transmission |
Dec 05 2016 |
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November 27th, 2016, Serial No. 04340 resistance, Transmission, Desire |
Nov 27 2016 |
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October 29th, 2016, Serial No. 04323 Stillness, Transmission, Greed |
Oct 29 2016 |
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August 28th, 2016, Serial No. 04306 Transmission, Stillness, Chanting |
Aug 28 2016 |
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Practice is the Details of My Life Buddha Nature, Humility, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Offering, Gratitude, Samadhi... |
Aug 13 2016 |
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White Bird in SnowSerial: BZ-02481 Jukai
Precepts, Lineage, Lay Ordination, Ordination, Bodhisattva Way, Lay, Transmission,... |
Jun 04 2016 |
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Blanche Hartman: This Little LightSerial: BZ-02000 Saturday Lecture M, Ordinary Mind, Berkeley Zen Center, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
May 21 2016 Berkeley Zen Center |
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A Lotus Sutra Narrative of the Bodhisattva PathLotus Sutra, Vow, Gaining Mind, Faith, Dharma Transmission, Zazen, causation,... |
May 07 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Breaking the MirrorBodhisattva Precepts, Precious Mirror, Interview, Samadhi, Transmission |
Apr 09 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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From the First Time You Meet a TeacherComplete Perfect Enlightenment, Transmission, |
Feb 06 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Plum Blossoms Concentration, Dharma Transmission, New Year, Teacher-and-Student, Bell, Priest-and-... |
Jan 30 2016 |
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December 2nd, 2015, Serial No. 04249 Buddha Mind, Consciousness, Transmission |
Dec 02 2015 |
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Seijiki Demons, Six Realms, Offering, Fox, Culture, Renewal, Forgiveness, Samsara,... |
Oct 31 2015 |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 8Transmission, Precious Mirror, Consciousness, Stillness, Transmission, Consciousness... |
Oct 10 2015 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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October 10th, 2015, Serial No. 04226 Stillness, Transmission, Zazen |
Oct 10 2015 |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 7Transmission, Precious Mirror, Samadhi, Separation, Pain |
Sep 19 2015 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 7Confession-and-Repentance, Compassion, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Precious... |
Sep 19 2015 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Ordination and Patience Priest, Lay, Attachment, Transmission, American, Dharma Transmission, Ordination,... |
Sep 12 2015 |
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Zen of Four SeasonsSerial: BZ-02434 Part 1 of 2 Transmission, Silence, Culture, uchiyama, Fundraising, Precepts, Building,... |
Aug 29 2015 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 11th, 2015, Serial No. 04221 true dharma, Doubt, Transmission |
Jul 11 2015 |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 2Karmic Consciousness, Transmission, Intimacy, Karmic Consciousness, Healing |
Apr 04 2015 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Hearing the Cries of the World Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Peace, Sangha, Constancy, Priest-and-Lay,... |
Jan 31 2015 |
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The Landscape Sutra and Planetary HospiceSerial: TL-00338 ADZG Monday Night, Transmission, Daily Life, Letting Go, Practice Period, Impermanence |
May 26 2014 ADZG Temple |
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Hidden Lamp PreviewSerial: TL-00326 ADZG Monday Night, Bodhidharma, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Lay, Transmission |
Mar 17 2014 ADZG Temple |
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Speakable and Unspeakable Names of Our Zen Family Ancestorsgood friendship, Responsibilities of student and responsibilities of teacher, Torei Zenji's Bodhisattva Vow, Face-to-Face Transmission, Shui-feng and Yangtan. Sep-po
Torei Zenji, Kalyana Mitra, Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Interview, japanese,... |
Mar 01 2014 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Dogen's Uji: Being Time Big Mind, Doubt, Discrimination, Darkness and Light, Demons, Continuous Practice,... |
Feb 23 2014 |
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Do What You Love To Be Happy Right Effort, Oneness, Forgiveness, Dharma Transmission, confusion, Mindfulness,... |
Jan 11 2014 |
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Honoring Student-Teacher Relationship (Flower Adornment Scripture)Kalyana Mitra, Compassion, New Year, Teacher-and-Student, true dharma, Perfect Wisdom... |
Jan 04 2014 Morning No Abode Hermitage |