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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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Aspects of Practice: Female Chan AncestorsSerial: BZ-01030A Class 4 of 4 Practice Period, Dragons, Transmission, Fox, Buddha Ancestors, Lineage, Interview,... |
Nov 18 2004 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Aspects of Practice: DogenSerial: BZ-01029A Class 3 of 4 Bodhisattva Ceremony, Lay Practice, Lay, Buddha Ancestors, Transmission, Rinzai,... |
Nov 11 2004 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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NagarjunaSerial: BZ-01288 Lecture Heart Sutra, Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Priest, Teacher-and-Student, Mahayana,... |
Nov 06 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Aspects of practice: Huineng, 6th AncestorSerial: BZ-01027A Class 1 of 4 Platform Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Cultivation, Birth-and-Death, Lineage, Dharma... |
Oct 28 2004 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Listening to our Zen Ancestors with no Gaining MindSerial: BZ-01285 Saturday lecture Practice Period, Gaining Mind, Passions, Transmission, Uchiyama, Daily Life, Non-... |
Oct 23 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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History of Soto Zen: First Dharma Heritage CeremonySerial: BZ-01283C Zuisse Ceremony and Dharma Transmission, Saturday Lecture Zuisse, Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Religion,... |
Oct 09 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Love, Holistic Approach: Love and Intimacy as a Wide Path of PracticeSerial: BZ-01282B Lecture Transmission, Passions, Culture, Dream World, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Buddha... |
Oct 02 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 2nd, 2004, Serial No. 01569 Transmission, Culture, Dream World, Passions, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Lineage,... |
Oct 02 2004 |
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Not Sticking to Anything: Working with FaultsSerial: BZ-01244 (from "Not Always So"), Sesshin Day 2 Ego, Culture, Teacher-and-Student, Monastic Practice, Dharma Transmission,... |
Sep 05 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Way Seeking MindSerial: BZ-01273 Approaching his 75th Birthday (July 9th), Saturday Lecture Way-Seeking Mind, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Dharma Transmission, War, Transmission, Priest... |
Jul 03 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Gakudo Yojunshi, Point #8Serial: BZ-01268 Moving and Stillness, Sesshin Day 2 Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Stillness, Dream World, Birth-and-Death, Bowing, Dharma... |
Jun 17 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Guidelines for Studying the Way: Dogen’s Gakudo Yojin-ShuSerial: BZ-01024A Class 3 of 5 Teacher-and-Student, Greed, Bodhidharma, Chanting, Soto Zen, Instruction, Religion,... |
May 27 2004 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Awesome Presence of Active Buddhas: A Dogen FascicleSerial: BZ-01261 Saturday Lecture Greed, Continuous Practice, Culture, Bell, Daily Life, Anger, Renunciation,... |
Apr 24 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Resonant Journeys in Zen Dharma Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Buddhism |
Mar 24 2004 City Center |
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Navigating Life's Lightless Labyrinth Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Intention, Culture, Priest |
Mar 13 2004 |
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As Large as Life: Zen Koans for Everyday Practice; Mumonkan Case #6 Buddha Twirls a FlowerSerial: BZ-01019A Class 2 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Transmission, Lineage, Intimacy, Karma, Nirvana Sutra, Conversation, Fox... |
Mar 01 2004 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record Case #15: Giving and ReceivingSerial: BZ-01252 Saturday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Dharma Transmission, Conversation, Karmic Consciousness, Culture,... |
Feb 28 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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FukanzazengiSerial: BZ-01017A Class 4 of 4 Dharma Transmission, Dragons, Absolute-and-Relative, Transmission, Discrimination,... |
Nov 20 2003 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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FukanzazengiSerial: BZ-01015A Class 2 of 4 Lay, Posture, Dharma Transmission, Lineage, Observe, Transmission, Culture,... |
Nov 06 2003 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Weaving Zen Through Life's Stages Practice Period, Conversation, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Commitment,... |
Oct 08 2003 |
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Things Change: ButchSerial: BZ-01359 Women's Sitting Blue Cliff Record, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Renewal, Repentance, Transmission... |
Sep 21 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lay Ordination, Lay Recognition, PreceptsSerial: BZ-00137 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Lay Ordination, Buddha Nature, Priest, Dharma Transmission, Bodhisattva... |
May 31 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to Zen: 6th Ancestor and Five Schools of ZenSerial: BZ-00297 Class 2 of 4 Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Mundane Life, First Principle, Lineage, Sixth... |
Apr 17 2003 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to ZenSerial: BZ-00298 Class 1 of 4 Mahayana, Transmission, Silence, Buddha Mind, Culture, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Posture... |
Apr 10 2003 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master HongzhiSerial: BZ-00543 Class 5 of 7 Karma, Addiction, Anger, War, Demons, Intuition, Equanimity, Attachment, Interview,... |
Mar 30 2003 5 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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Basic Buddhism: Four Noble TruthsSerial: BZ-00490 Class 3 of 4 Four Noble Truths, Mindfulness, Cultivation, Passions, Concentration, Karma,... |
Mar 06 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practice Walking Like an Elephant or a CowSerial: BZ-00174B Suzuki-rôshi Lecture, Rohatsu Day 4 Bodhidharma, Eka, Buddha Nature, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Dharma... |
Dec 05 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Buddha Mind Beyond Language LimitsSerial: RB-01451 Seminar_This_Mind_is_Buddha Consciousness, Buddha, Transmission |
Nov 21 2002 Johanneshof |
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Lay OrdinationSerial: BZ-00149B Saturday Lecture Lay Ordination, Precepts, Ordination, Buddha Nature, Bodhisattva Way, Buddha... |
Jun 15 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Instructions for the Cook: Tenzo KyokunSerial: BZ-00453 Class 5 of 5 Teacher-and-Student, Six Realms, Demons, Continuous Practice, Big Mind, Karmic... |
Jun 13 2002 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 13th, 2002, Serial No. 01014, Side A Teacher-and-Student, Six Realms, Demons, Big Mind, Karmic Consequences, Continuous... |
Jun 13 2002 |
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Transmission of the Light ClassSerial: SF-01086 Tuesday: Breaking through the conceptual veil, Kasyapa, nothing to be transmitted, investigate the conventional world to the limit, Kukkutapada Buddha, Transmission, Time |
May 07 2002 Green Gulch Farm |
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The PreceptsSerial: BZ-00445 Class 1 of 4 Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination, Lineage, Observe, Vow, Transmission,... |
Apr 11 2002 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Genzo-e Transmission, Nirvana, Karma, Ceremony, Monastic Practice, Fox, Passions, Vinaya... |
Mar 09 2002 1 |
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Dogen’s Kokyo: The Eternal MirrorSerial: BZ-00473 Class 1 of 4 Separation, Culture, Religion, Diversity, Politics, Oneness, Observe, Passions,... |
Jan 24 2002 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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January 16th, 2002, Serial No. 00078 Joshu, Beginners, Transmission |
Jan 16 2002 |
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The Sacrament of the Present MomentSerial: NC-00002 Archival Photo OSB Cam, Transmission, Anger, Gratitude, Emotions, Ceremony |
2002 2 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Aspects of Practice: LineageSerial: BZ-00475 Class 3 of 4 Lineage, Transmission, Culture, Eight Awarenesses, Birth-and-Death, Branching Streams... |
Oct 18 2001 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Aspects of PracticeSerial: BZ-00476 Class 2 of 4 Teacher-and-Student, Lineage, Transmission, Buddha Ancestors, Bodhisattva Ceremony,... |
Oct 11 2001 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Study as PracticeSerial: BZ-00088A Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Book of Serenity, Transmission,... |
Aug 25 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Interview with Sojun Mel WeitsmanSerial: BZ-00068 Interview 2 of 3 Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Priest, Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination, Lay... |
Jan 05 2001 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Interview with Sojun Mel WeitsmanSerial: BZ-00128 Interview 1 of 3 Dharma Transmission, Priest, Transmission, Religion, Ordination, Building, Intuition... |
Jan 05 2001 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tenzo Kyokun Class Emptiness, Dragons, Intimacy, Dharma Transmission, Zazen, Hindrances, Impermanence,... |
Nov 21 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Genjo KoanSerial: SF-00117 Workshop Karma, Five Ranks, Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Politics, Nirvana,... |
Nov 04 2000 1 of 4 City Center |
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One-day Sitting Lecture Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Duality, Ceremony, Bowing, Emotions,... |
Sep 16 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sokoji Instruction, Bell, American, Priest, Branching Streams, Family Practice, Building,... |
Jul 30 2000 |
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Women Ancestors ClassSerial: BZ-00851 Class 4 of 4 Transmission, Dragons, Passions, Heart Sutra, Buddha Nature, Beginners, Conversation... |
Jul 27 2000 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Sixth Precept "No Fault Finding"Serial: BZ-00059 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Big Mind, Anger, Hate, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Evil, Daily Life, Non-duality... |
Jul 15 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Interview of Sojun Don't Know Mind, Doubt, Culture, Religion, Conversation, Hate, Manjushri,... |
Jun 12 2000 |
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Women AncestorsSerial: BZ-00164 Evening lecture Rinzai, Lineage, Transmission, Fox, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Doubt, Teacher-... |
May 18 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |