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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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Title	Speaker	Date
Continuous Compassion for Karmic Consciousness Karmic Consciousness, Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Transmission	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 06 2010 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage
Women's Practice Intimacy, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Emotions...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Jan 09 2010 Berkeley Zen Center
Everything is Presenting Itself Serial: BZ-02070 Consciousness, Rohatsu Day 3 Intimacy, Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, Heart Sutra, Precepts, Tassajara,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Wind Of The House Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice, Mahayana, Practice Period, Transmission	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 10 2009
Hokyo Zammai IV Serial: BZ-02057 Hobo = Dharma Bum, Sesshin Day 2, class 4 of 4 Hakuin, Sekito Kisen, Tozan, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Ego, Five Ranks, Nirvana Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 07 2009 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Hokyo Zammai I Serial: BZ-02054 Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi, Sesshin Day 1, class 1 of 4 Five Ranks, Tozan, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 06 2009 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Suzuki Roshi Symposium, Side F Serial: BZ-01549F Morning discussion with panelists and audience Conversation, Priest, Transmission, Zazen Mind	Gil Fronsdal, Myoan Grace Schireson, Jeff Wilson	Aug 29 2009 6 University of California at Berkeley
Suzuki Roshi Symposium, Side H Serial: BZ-01549H Last talk of afternoon session and discussion with panelists and audience Soto Zen, Monastic Practice, Transmission, Blue Cliff Record, Four Noble Truths,...	Robert Sharf, Panel Discussion	Aug 29 2009 8 University of California at Berkeley
Suzuki Roshi Symposium, Side B Serial: BZ-01549B End of Panel Discussion of The Zen Mission to America including discussion by panelists and audience War, Lay Practice, Transmission, Funeral	Sojun Mel Weitsman, Various	Aug 28 2009 2 City Center
Suzuki Roshi Symposium, Side D Serial: BZ-01549D Afternoon discussion by panelists and audience Cultivation, Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Transmission, Fundraising,...	Wendy Adamek, Edward Espe Brown, Yvonne Rand	Aug 28 2009 4 City Center
Suzuki Roshi Symposium, Side G Serial: BZ-01549G Session 4: Where Are We Now? Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Ordination, Soto Zen, Priest, Buddha Mind...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Victor Hori, Chikudo Lew Richmond	Aug 28 2009 7 University of California at Berkeley
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Concentration, Hindrances, Lay Practice, Posture, Priest, Subject-and-Object,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Aug 08 2009
Growing Up Composure, Non-discrimination, Priest, Transmission, Posture	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jul 25 2009
The Swastika as Mandala Serial: BZ-02046 Sesshin Day 5 Politics, Happiness, Hate, Interview, Mandala, Transmission	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 21 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Class 5 Absorption In The Treasury Of Light Subject-and-Object, Cultivation, Transmission, Manjushri, Lotus Sutra, Birth-and-...		Jun 11 2009
More Light Darkness-and-Light, Light-and-Darkness, Ordinary Mind, Practice Period, Transmission...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 23 2009
Class 2 Komyo Divine Light Conversation, Current Events, Dragons, Silent Illumination, Transmission		May 21 2009
Case #7 - Wash Your Bowl Serial: BZ-02027 Saturday Lecture MM-7, Family Practice, Transmission, Daily Life, Emotions, Composure, Interview...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 02 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Causation and Non-Self Causation, Transmission	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 23 2009 The Yoga Room
Zazen Fukanzazengi Book of Serenity, Buddha Mind, Composure, Dharma Transmission, Posture, Transmission...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 01 2009
This Little Light of Mine: Serial No. 01093, Side B Serial: BZ-01093B Includes Kid Zendo Continuous Practice, Funeral, Gratitude, Equanimity, Transmission, Posture	Ross Blum	Feb 21 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
This Little Light of Mine Continuous Practice, Funeral, Gratitude, Transmission, Posture, War	Ross Blum	Feb 21 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Tao Wu's Condolence Call: Blue Cliff Record Case 55: Serial No. 01092 Serial: BZ-01092 Sesshin Birth-and-Death, Duality, Funeral, Mahayana, Transmission, Separation	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 15 2009 Berkeley Zen Center
Ryokan's Poems - Butterfly Dreams Serial: BZ-02013 Part 1 of 2, teaching retreat Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Precepts, Transmission	Shohaku Okumura	Jan 24 2009 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra: Irritation with Sesshin, helping vs. criticizing: Serial No. 01078 Serial: BZ-01078 Rohatsu Day 2, Side B Nirvana Sutra, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Don...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor Hui Neng: Irritation with Sesshin, helping vs. criticizing Serial: BZ-01183 Rohatsu Day 2 Transmission, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Buddha Nature, Don...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor Hui Neng Serial: BZ-02005 Irritation during sesshin/helping versus Criticizing, Rohatsu Day 2 Hui-neng, Transmission, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana Sutra, Dharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor Hui Neng Serial: BZ-01453 Rohatsu Day 1 Buddha Nature, Buddha Ancestors, Don't Know Mind, Ordination, Big Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor Hui Neng Serial: BZ-02004 Rohatsu Day 1 Hui-neng, Buddha Nature, Buddha Ancestors, Platform Sutra, Don't Know Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordinary Mind is the Way: Mumonkan Case 19 Ordinary Mind, MM-19, Nansen, Joshu, Ordinary Mind, Dharma Transmission, Gaining Mind...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 22 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordinary Mind is the Way Serial: BZ-02003 Mumonkan No. 19, Saturday Lecture MM-19, Ordinary Mind, Dharma Transmission, Gaining Mind, Equanimity, Samadhi, Big...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 22 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
Maylie Scott: Life and Death Serial: BZ-01131 Seven Year Memorial Day Reminiscence Birth-and-Death, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Liberation, Priest, Transmission...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 10 2008 Berkeley Zen Center
3 Topics: Takuhatsu, Identity Action, Ryokan Plays with Children Serial: BZ-01110 Part 1 of 2 teaching retreat Fasting, Gratitude, Mahayana, Priest, Separation, Soto Zen, Transmission	Shohaku Okumura	Jan 26 2008 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #61 Serial: BZ-01002 Raising a Particle of Dust, Saturday Lecture Sangha, Community, BCR-61, Continuous Practice, Dragons, Mahayana, Soto Zen, Teacher-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 06 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
“Menju” (Face to Face Transmission): From Moon in a Dew Drop, Writings of Zen Master Dogen Serial: BZ-00998B Saturday Lecture Bodhidharma, Bowing, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Dogen, Teacher-and-...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Sep 08 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Acupuncture Point of Zazen: Beating the cart or beating the horse Serial: BZ-01423 Saturday Lecture Zazenshin, Dogen, Separation, Dharma Transmission, Dogen, Transmission, Rinzai, Soto...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 03 2007 Berkeley Zen Center
Eventual Transition of Abbacy Serial: BZ-01389 Practice Positions Complete Practice; Small and Large Equal, Saturday Lecture Dharma Position, Transmission, Dharma Position, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Tassajara,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 30 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Women’s Practice: Falling into the *** Hole Serial: BZ-01388 Women's Sitting Intimacy, Dharma Transmission, Blue Cliff Record, Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Subject-...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Sep 24 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing the Way Wholeheartedly: Commentary on Dogen’s Bendowa Serial: BZ-01387 Saturday Lecture Transmission, New Year, Lay Practice, Buddha Mind, Chanting, Uchiyama, Precepts...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Sep 23 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Shining Practice: Growing up in a Zendo (Kid Zendo) Serial: BZ-01386 Saturday Lecture Family Practice, Transmission, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Tassajara,...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Sep 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #55: “Alive or Dead?” Remembering John King Serial: BZ-01178 Saturday Lecture Death-and-Dying, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara, Practice Period, Ego, Patience,...	Mary Mocine	Aug 12 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Spirit of Shuso Ceremony Serial: BZ-01170 Sesshin Day 5 Shuso Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, Dragons, Emotions, Practice Period, Teacher-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination Serial: BZ-01239 Tradition of Sewing Buddha's Robe, Saturday Lecture Lay Ordination, Sewing, Joshin-san, Precepts, Priest, Ordination, Lay Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 10 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
History of Berkeley Zen Center Pt. II Serial: BZ-01222B Kid Zendo: Figures on the Altar, Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Priest, Transmission, Daily Life, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-01217 Part I, Sesshin Day 2 Fukanzazengi, Silent Illumination, Daily Life, Sanctuary, Buddha Nature, Rinzai, Soto...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 19 2006 Berkeley Zen Center
Leaping Beyond Texts in Crisis Transmission	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 08 2006
The Poetry of Ryokan Serial: BZ-01214 Teaching Retreat, part 2 of 2 Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, New Year, Transmission, Nirvana, War	Shohaku Okumura	Feb 04 2006 2 Berkeley Zen Center
The Robe of Liberation Serial: SF-00115 Taking refuge; our true place; funzo; placing robe on the head; story from vinaya about silk. Okesa, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Genzo-e, Doubt, Patience, Transmission, Separation...	Shohaku Okumura	Feb 01 2006 AM
2006.01.30-serial.00008 Transmission		Jan 30 2006
Embracing Zen: Beyond Emotional Stories Compassion, Transmission	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 15 2006

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