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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Reviving Dogen's Dharma Transmission Dharma Transmission, Transmission, realization, Ceremony, difficulty, Mandala, Soto... |
Jun 10 1969 |
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Meditation as Living Enlightenment Meditation, Transmission, Letting Go, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Composure,... |
Feb 1969 |
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At The End Of The Year We Clean Up Our HouseSerial: SF-05970B Dec 1968 New Year Lecture Beginner’s Mind, Dogen, Japan, New Year, Beginners, Transmission, Instruction, Priest... |
Dec 29 1968 Sokoji |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-13Serial: SR-00005 Fall 1968 Lotus Sutra, Wisdom, Monks, Sutra, Dana, Silence, Lay, Transmission, Karma, Breath,... |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 13 Tassajara |
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In the first instruction of ten instructions in Gakudō-yōjin-shūSesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, training, Instruction,... |
Dec 17 1966 A Sokoji |
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On Sokei-An, Harada-Roshi, Yasutani-RoshiSerial: SF-01139 Tape 5 copy 1 Priest, Soto Zen, Lay, Rinzai, training, Sanctuary, Transmission, Zendo, Continuous... |
Mar 1966 Kyoto |
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On Nanshin-Ken, Sokatsu-ShakuSerial: SF-01137A Tape 2 copy 1 Priest, Lay, Zendo, Ceremony, Bowing, Transmission, Emotions, Doubt, Peace |
Feb 22 1966 Kyoto |
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In the Prajnaparamita SutraSerial: SF-05113B 5pm lecture begins this side Heart Sutra, Sengai, Dogen, Emptiness, Family Practice, Beginners, Transmission,... |
Jan 21 1966 5:00PM Sokoji |
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Do You Have Some Questions?Serial: SF-05107A Tape 7 Summer 1965 Sesshin: Side 1 Friday evening lecture (transcribed) [Case replaced 12/95. Original notes were transcribed verbatim - WKR] Sesshin, Question-and-Answer, Transmission, training, Emotions, Buddha Nature,... |
Jul 30 1965 D Sokoji |
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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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On Sokei-An, Harada-Roshi, Yasutani-RoshiSerial: SF-01123 Tape 5 copy 2 - duplicate Priest, Soto Zen, Lay, Rinzai, Sanctuary, training, Interview, Transmission, Zendo... |
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The Fifth PreceptSerial: SF-04085 Note: the Sixth Precept is not included in series - (did not reproduce well) confusion, Don't Know Mind, Conversation, Faith, Greed, Transmission,... |
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Lecture on TibetSerial: SF-05340 Not Suzuki Roshi - lecture on Tibet-in-exile and HH Dalai Lama (both sides) Interview, Faith, New Year, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Instruction, Lay, training,... |
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Transcendent Presence in End-of-Life CareSerial: SF-02736 There are no markings on this tape beyond manufacturers Heart Sutra, Death-and-Dying, Chanting, Transmission, Subject-and-Object, Mindfulness... |
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NgondroSerial: SF-01858 Class 4 - Teacher/Student Teacher-and-Student, Discrimination, Obstacles, Commitment, confusion, Buddha Nature... |
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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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Philosophy of Nature Part 1Serial: SF-03035B #19 Passions, resistance, Transmission, Ego, Balance, Evil, Lay, confusion, Ceremony... |
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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 true dharma, Monastic Practice, Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Continuous... |
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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 00376 Consciousness, Suffering, Impermanence, Ego, Letting Go, confusion, Right Speech,... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00388 Buddha Nature, Transmission, Consciousness, Letting Go, Attachment, Emotions,... |
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Koinonia: Unity in Monastic Tradition Building, Transmission |
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Wisdom and HistorySerial: NC-00666 Wisdom and History OSB Cam, Buddhism, Transmission, Enlightenment, realization |
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Faith as the Path to UnderstandingOSB Cam, Enemies, Discrimination, Transmission, Happiness, Intimacy |
Jun 22 |
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Why Become Abbot of Zen Center? Bodhisattva Vow, Practice Period, Precepts, Gratitude, Vow, Commitment, Bell, Suzuki... |
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Unknown year, February talk, Serial 00383 Anger, Ceremony, Evil, Greed, Transmission, Lay, Intimacy, Pain, Bodhidharma, Demons... |
Feb 04 |