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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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Frontiers of WisdomSerial: NC-00182 Part of "Frontiers of Wisdom" Archival Photo OSB Cam, Transmission, Darkness-and-Light, Buddhism, Balance |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00113 Mahayana, Silence, Vinaya, Nirvana Sutra, Transmission |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00291, Side B Precepts, Buddha Nature, Priest, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination, Transmission... |
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Passage to JapanSerial: BZ-00553 Part 1 of 3 Practice Position, Culture, Lay, Heart Sutra, Transmission, Dragons, Intuition,... |
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Passage to JapanSerial: BZ-00554 Part 2 of 3 Transmission, Building, Dragons, American, Priest, Lineage, Doubt |
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Transmitting the LightSerial: BZ-00778 Class Monastic Practice, Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Continuous Practice, Buddha... |
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Zen Living: Presence in Every Moment Sixth Patriarch, Manjushri, Transmission, Vimalakirti |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00369 Transmission, Meditation, Happiness, Culture, Lineage, Monastic Practice, Liberation... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00370 Buddha Nature, Transmission, Consciousness, Emotions, Attachment, Constancy, Demons,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00388 Buddha Nature, Transmission, Consciousness, Letting Go, Attachment, Emotions,... |
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Wisdom and HistorySerial: NC-00666 Wisdom and History OSB Cam, Buddhism, Transmission, Enlightenment, Realization |
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The Philosophy of NatureSerial: SF-03048A Importance of Space Sixth Patriarch, Silence, Interdependence, Heart Sutra, Emotions, Emptiness, Birth-... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00376 Consciousness, Suffering, Impermanence, Ego, Letting Go, confusion, Right Speech,... |
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Koinonia: Unity in Monastic Tradition Building, Transmission |
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Faith as the Path to UnderstandingOSB Cam, Enemies, Discrimination, Transmission, Happiness, Intimacy |
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Unknown year, February talk, Serial 00383 Anger, Ceremony, Evil, Greed, Transmission, Lay, Intimacy, Pain, Bodhidharma, Demons... |
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Why Become Abbot of Zen Center? Practice Period, Precepts, Gratitude, Vow, Commitment, Bell, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony,... |
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