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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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3 Topics: Takuhatsu, Identity Action, Ryokan Plays with ChildrenSerial: BZ-01110 Part 1 of 2 teaching retreat Separation, Soto Zen, American, Gratitude, Mahayana, Transmission, Discrimination,... |
Jan 26 2008 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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January 23rd, 2008, Serial No. 03521 Posture, Karma, Transmission |
Jan 23 2008 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #61Serial: BZ-01002 Raising a Particle of Dust, Saturday Lecture Sangha, Community, BCR-61, Dragons, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Silence, Lineage,... |
Oct 06 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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“Menju” (Face to Face Transmission): From Moon in a Dew Drop, Writings of Zen Master DogenSerial: BZ-00998B Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Lineage, Buddha Ancestors, Bodhidharma, Dharma... |
Sep 08 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Mind of the Great Sage of IndiaSatipattana Sutra, Theravada, Zazen, Big Mind, Four Noble Truths, Realization, Suzuki... |
Jul 10 2007 City Center |
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Check The Messenger WithinSerial: SF-00994 Strategies, gaining ideas; "paying it forward"; close investigation of the self; Orpheus and Eurydice; Rilke; hidden anger - staying with the emotion Dongshan, Sesshin, Suzuki Roshi, Monkey Mind, Vow, Buddha Nature, Emotions, Manjushri... |
Apr 05 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Dogen's Acupuncture Point of Zazen: Beating the cart or beating the horseSerial: BZ-01423 Saturday Lecture Zazenshin, Dogen, Lineage, Separation, Dharma Transmission, Dogen, Transmission,... |
Mar 03 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Gift of NothingSerial: SF-00929 Sunday Lecture Children's Lecture: one who is not busy, one reality; the gift of nothing; sesshin, from Suzuki Roshi; our mind is the same as Buddha's; all things are... Buddha's Enlightenment, Sesshin, Koan, Daowu, Keizan, Suzuki Roshi, Nirvana... |
Dec 03 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Eventual Transition of AbbacySerial: BZ-01389 Practice Positions Complete Practice; Small and Large Equal, Saturday Lecture Practice Position, Transmission, Practice Position, Dharma Transmission, Ego,... |
Sep 30 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Women’s Practice: Falling into the *** HoleSerial: BZ-01388 Women's Sitting Intimacy, Dharma Transmission, Blue Cliff Record, Lineage, Transmission, Lotus Sutra... |
Sep 24 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practicing the Way Wholeheartedly: Commentary on Dogen’s BendowaSerial: BZ-01387 Saturday Lecture Transmission, New Year, Lay, Lineage, Buddha Mind, Chanting, Discrimination, Uchiyama... |
Sep 23 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Shining Practice: Growing up in a Zendo (Kid Zendo)Serial: BZ-01386 Saturday Lecture Bell, Family Practice, Transmission, Offering, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission... |
Sep 16 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record Case #55: “Alive or Dead?” Remembering John KingSerial: BZ-01178 Saturday Lecture Death-and-Dying, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period,... |
Aug 12 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Spirit of Shuso CeremonySerial: BZ-01170 Sesshin Day 5 Shuso Ceremony, Teacher-and-Student, Intuition, Dharma Transmission, Emotions,... |
Jun 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lay OrdinationSerial: BZ-01239 Tradition of Sewing Buddha's Robe, Saturday Lecture Lay Ordination, Sewing, Joshin-san, Precepts, Priest, Ordination, Lay, Commitment,... |
Jun 10 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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History of Berkeley Zen Center Pt. IISerial: BZ-01222B Kid Zendo: Figures on the Altar, Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Priest, Transmission, Daily Life, Practice... |
Mar 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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FukanzazengiSerial: BZ-01217 Part I, Sesshin Day 2 Fukanzazengi, Silent Illumination, Lineage, Discrimination, Daily Life, Sanctuary,... |
Feb 19 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Poetry of RyokanSerial: BZ-01214 Teaching Retreat, part 2 of 2 Dharma Transmission, Discrimination, Building, Gratitude, New Year, Transmission,... |
Feb 04 2006 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Robe of LiberationSerial: SF-00115 Taking refuge; our true place; funzo; placing robe on the head; story from vinaya about silk. Okesa, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Genzo-e, Discrimination, Doubt, Offering, Attachment, Peace... |
Feb 01 2006 AM |
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2006.01.30-serial.00008 Transmission, Buddha |
Jan 30 2006 |
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January 15th, 2006, Serial No. 03278 Compassion, Buddha, Transmission |
Jan 15 2006 |
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January 15th, 2006, Serial No. 03279 Compassion, Suzuki Roshi, Transmission |
Jan 15 2006 |
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January 15th, 2006, Serial No. 03280 Transmission, Emotions, Pain |
Jan 15 2006 |
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January 11th, 2006, Serial No. 03275 Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Dharma Transmission |
Jan 11 2006 |
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Crisis: A Spiritual Turning PointSpiritual life exists in crisis, which can be used as a turning point. To the extent that we recognize that where we sit right now is a turning point, we are able to understand the possibility of... Conversation, Faith, Transmission, Priest, War |
Jan 08 2006 Part 1 Green Gulch Farm |
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Crisis: A Spiritual Turning PointSpiritual life exists in crisis, which can be used as a turning point. To the extent that we recognize that where we sit right now is a turning point, we are able to understand the possibility of... Transmission, Intuition, Emotions, Bell, Continuous Practice |
Jan 08 2006 Part 2 Green Gulch Farm |
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The Path to Transmission and Beyond (Kid Zendo): The Same Rituals But Different IntentionsSerial: BZ-01342 Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Buddha Ancestors, Commitment, Priest, Addiction,... |
Aug 20 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zendo LectureLotus Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Mindfulness, Offering, Sanctuary, Obstacles, Impermanence... |
Jul 23 2005 Tassajara |
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GenjokoanSerial: BZ-01332 Sesshin Day 4 Genjokoan, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Priest, Bodhidharma, Transmission,... |
Jun 25 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Eight Practices of Bodhisattva, Tibetan Tradition, Bodhisattva Song and Kid Zendo DaySerial: BZ-01328 Saturday Lecture Lotus Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Patience, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,... |
Jun 18 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Priest and Lay PracticeSerial: BZ-01325 Saturday Lecture Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Lay, Ordination, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission... |
May 28 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dharma TransmissionSerial: BZ-01321 Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Humility, Priest, Renunciation, Ego, Practice... |
May 07 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dharma TransmissionSerial: BZ-01550 Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Humility, Ego, Renunciation,... |
May 07 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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On Dharma TransmissionSerial: SF-03544 Zendo Lecture - duplicate Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice |
May 02 2005 Tassajara |
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On Dharma TransmissionSerial: SF-03519 Zendo Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice |
May 02 2005 Tassajara |
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On Dharma TransmissionSerial: SF-03486 Zendo Lecture - duplicate Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice |
May 02 2005 Tassajara |
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Find Out for YourselfSerial: BZ-00600 Sesshin Day 6 Monastic Practice, Teacher-and-Student, Intuition, Non-duality, Duality, Transmission... |
Mar 28 2005 |
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Heart Sutra: Practicing NonattainmentSerial: BZ-01316C Saturday Lecture Transmission, Lay Practice, Priest, Politics, Lay, Hindrances, Heart Sutra,... |
Mar 26 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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DongshanSerial: BZ-00593 Sesshin Day 3 Three Treasures, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen, Lotus... |
Mar 25 2005 Tassajara |
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March 15th, 2005, Serial No. 01572 Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Doubt, Ordination... |
Mar 15 2005 |
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Way-Seeking Mind Dharma Transmission, Practice, Transmission |
Mar 15 2005 Tassajara |
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Way Seeking Mind Pt. 4Serial: BZ-00588 Lecture, second half of part 4 Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice... |
Mar 15 2005 Tassajara |
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Way seeking Mind, Part 4Serial: BZ-01571 Part 4, first half Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Humility, Doubt, Passions, Conversation, War... |
Mar 15 2005 1 Tassajara |
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Way Seeking Mind Pt. 3Serial: BZ-00589 Lecture Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Building, Priest, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center... |
Mar 14 2005 |
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Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror SamadhiSerial: BZ-00769 Class 9 of 12 Ego, Discrimination, Birth-and-Death, Five Ranks, Karma, Eight Aspects, Gaining Mind... |
Mar 06 2005 9 Tassajara |
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Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror SamadhiSerial: BZ-00770 Class 8 of 12 Five Ranks, Transmission, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Attachment, Light-and-... |
Mar 02 2005 8 Tassajara |
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January 20th, 2005, Serial No. 00796 Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Oneness, Ego, confusion, Offering, Ordinary Mind, Religion,... |
Jan 20 2005 |
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January 15th, 2005, Serial No. 00833 Big Mind, Ego, Daily Life, Dharma Transmission, Lineage, Forgiveness, Equanimity,... |
Jan 15 2005 |
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Ryokan and the Virtues of a Simple LifeSerial: BZ-01301C Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Soto Zen, Transmission, Gratitude, Practice... |
Jan 15 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror SamadhiSerial: BZ-00777 Class 1 of 12 Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Big Mind, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Transmission,... |
Jan 15 2005 1 Tassajara |