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Transmission Talks
Dharma transmission, in Zen and Chan Buddhism, 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 monastic "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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Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 2 Continuous Practice, Hate, Karma, Karmic Consciousness, Nirvana, Separation,... |
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, Ego |
Feb 04 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Zen Meditation is World Transformation. Sanctuary, Transmission, Ego |
Feb 04 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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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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Building Sanctuaries Amidst Impermanence Sanctuary, Transmission, Book of Serenity |
Dec 17 2016 |
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Face-to-Face Enlightenment Unveiled Ceremony, Transmission, Bodhisattva Precepts |
Dec 10 2016 |
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Collective Enlightenment Through Just Sitting Dharma Transmission, Bowing, Transmission |
Dec 08 2016 |
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Awakening Through Intimate Transmission Zazen, Transmission |
Dec 07 2016 |
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Silent Symphony: Zen's Living Transmission Transmission |
Dec 06 2016 |
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Silent Stillness, Perfect Enlightenment Zazen, Transmission |
Dec 05 2016 |
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Transcending Perception Through Authentic Presence Resistance, Transmission |
Nov 27 2016 |
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Taming Life's Wild Bull Resistance, Bodhisattva, Transmission |
Nov 14 2016 |
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Stillness: The Path to Enlightenment Enlightenment, Transmission |
Oct 29 2016 |
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Embracing Stillness for Compassionate Wisdom Transmission |
Aug 28 2016 |
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Practice is the Details of My Life Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, Samadhi, Soto Zen, Transmission... |
Aug 13 2016 |
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White Bird in SnowSerial: BZ-02481 Jukai
Precepts, Lay Ordination, Ordination, Bodhisattva Way, Lay Practice, Transmission,... |
Jun 04 2016 |
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Blanche Hartman: This Little LightSerial: BZ-02000 Saturday Lecture Avalokitesvara, Big Mind, Blue Cliff Record, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra,... |
May 21 2016 Berkeley Zen Center |
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A Lotus Sutra Narrative of the Bodhisattva PathLotus Sutra, Gaining Mind, Dharma Transmission, Zazen, Causation, Transmission... |
May 07 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Breaking the MirrorBodhisattva Precepts, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, 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, Enlightenment |
Feb 06 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Plum Blossoms Buddha Ancestors, Concentration, Dharma Transmission, Impermanence, New Year, Priest-... |
Jan 30 2016 |
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Embodied Mindfulness in Daily Actions Buddha Mind, Transmission, Samadhi |
Dec 02 2015 |
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Awakening Beyond Appearances in Zen Intimacy, Buddha Mind, Transmission |
Nov 17 2015 |
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Seijiki Demons, Forgiveness, Samsara, Six Realms, Transmission |
Oct 31 2015 |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 8Transmission, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Consciousness, Transmission, Consciousness... |
Oct 10 2015 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 8 Consciousness, Transmission, Zazen |
Oct 10 2015 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 8 Daily Life, Transmission, Suzuki Roshi |
Oct 10 2015 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 7Confession-and-Repentance, Compassion, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Jewel Mirror... |
Sep 19 2015 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 7Transmission, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Samadhi, Separation |
Sep 19 2015 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Ordination and Patience Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Non-attachment, Ordination, Practice Period,... |
Sep 12 2015 |
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Zen of Four SeasonsSerial: BZ-02434 Part 1 of 2 Transmission, Uchiyama, Fundraising, Precepts, Forgiveness, Funeral, Non-duality... |
Aug 29 2015 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 5 Bodhisattva, Compassion, Transmission |
Jul 11 2015 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 3 Samadhi, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Transmission |
May 09 2015 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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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, Sangha, Priest-and-Lay, Avalokitesvara, War,... |
Jan 31 2015 |
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Energetic Intimacy in Zen Dialogue Intimacy, Generosity, Transmission |
Jan 19 2015 |
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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, Kalyana Mitra, Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Interview, Japan, Gratitude... |
Mar 01 2014 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Dogen's Uji: Being Time Big Mind, Doubt, Darkness-and-Light, Demons, Continuous Practice, Buddha Nature,... |
Feb 23 2014 |
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Do What You Love To Be Happy Dharma Transmission, Forgiveness, Impermanence, Right Effort, Transmission |
Jan 11 2014 |
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Honoring Student-Teacher Relationship - Flower Adornment ScriptureCompassion, New Year, Teacher-and-Student, Perfect Wisdom, Bodhisattva Way, New Year... |
Jan 04 2014 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Honoring Student-Teacher Relationship (Flower Adornment Scripture)Compassion, Consciousness, Transmission, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Soto Zen... |
Jan 04 2014 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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ForgivenessSerial: BZ-02340 Rohatsu Forgiveness, Dharma Transmission, Emotions, Forgiveness, Karma, Practice Period,... |
Dec 04 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Eight Awarenesses and the Easeful Life of Ryokan Bodhisattva Ceremony, Ego, Eight Awarenesses, Karma, Transmission |
Nov 30 2013 |
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Dharma and Aging Birth-and-Death, Gratitude, Priest, Transmission, War |
Nov 16 2013 |
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Dogens VowSerial: BZ-02327 Part 4 of 4 Dharma Transmission, Hindrances, Karma, Repentance, Separation, Transmission... |
Sep 01 2013 4 |
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Blue Cliff Record Case 14BCR-14, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Intimacy, Dharma... |
Jul 13 2013 |
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FlexibilitySerial: BZ-02315 Working with Pain, Sesshin Birth-and-Death, Conversation, Bodhidharma, Hindrances, Transmission, Separation,... |
Jun 21 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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I Have Long Heard of Dragon PondI Have Long Heard of Dragon Pond Perfect Wisdom, Dragons, Transmission, Chanting, Heart Sutra |
Apr 13 2013 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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I Have Long Heard of Dragon Pond Perfect Wisdom, Wisdom, Transmission |
Apr 13 2013 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Perfection of Wisdom Heart Sutra, Perfect Wisdom, Transmission |
Mar 07 2013 The Yoga Room |