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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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 Transmission, realization, Sixth Patriarch, Book of Serenity, Ceremony, Monastic... |
May 07 2002 Green Gulch |
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Transmission of the Light ClassSerial: SF-01085 Tuesday: Keizan Jokin, legitimate lineage, mind seal, hagiography, Keizan brought zen to the people, Shakyamuni's story Lineage, Transmission, Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Faith, Monastic... |
Apr 30 2002 Green Gulch |
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April 11th, 2002, Serial No. 00445 Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination, Lineage, Observe, Vow, Transmission,... |
Apr 11 2002 |
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Sunday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, realization, Delusion, Nirvana, Right Speech, true dharma,... |
Mar 10 2002 Green Gulch |
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Genzo-e true dharma, Transmission, Nirvana, Karma, Ceremony, Monastic Practice, Fox, Passions... |
Mar 09 2002 1 |
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Zen and Poetry ClassSerial: SF-01142 Life and Poetry - Ryokan, Didactic Poems - Writing without adjectives/adverbs Right Speech, Transmission, Buddha Ancestors, Emptiness, Letting Go, stubbornness,... |
Mar 05 2002 Green Gulch |
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January 24th, 2002, Serial No. 00473 Separation, Culture, Religion, Diversity, Politics, Oneness, Observe, Passions,... |
Jan 24 2002 |
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January 16th, 2002, Serial No. 00078 Joshu, Beginners, lecture, 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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October 25th, 2001, Serial No. 00475 Lineage, Transmission, Culture, Aspects of Practice, Eight Awarenesses, Birth-and-... |
Oct 25 2001 |
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October 11th, 2001, Serial No. 00476 Teacher-and-Student, Lineage, Transmission, true dharma, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Oct 11 2001 |
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August 25th, 2001, Serial No. 00088, Side A Blue Cliff Record, Four Foundations, Book of Serenity, Transmission, Dharma... |
Aug 25 2001 |
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Interview with Sojun Mel Weitsman Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Priest, Precepts, training, Priest-and-Lay,... |
Jan 05 2001 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Interview with Sojun Mel WeitsmanSerial: BZ-00128 1 of 2 Dharma Transmission, Priest, Transmission, training, Religion, Ordination, Building,... |
Jan 05 2001 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tenzo Kyokun Class Emptiness, Dragons, Intimacy, Dharma Transmission, Zazen, Hindrances, Impermanence,... |
Nov 21 2000 Green Gulch |
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Genjo KoanSerial: SF-00117 Workshop Karma, Five Ranks, Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, true dharma, Transmission, Politics... |
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 |
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July 30th, 2000, Serial No. 00532 Instruction, Bell, American, Priest, Branching Streams, Family Practice, Building,... |
Jul 30 2000 |
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July 27th, 2000, Serial No. 00851 Transmission, Dragons, Passions, Heart Sutra, Buddha Nature, Beginners, Conversation... |
Jul 27 2000 |
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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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June 12th, 2000, Serial No. 00520 Don't Know Mind, Doubt, Culture, Religion, Conversation, Hate, Manjushri,... |
Jun 12 2000 |
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May 18th, 2000, Serial No. 00164 Rinzai, Lineage, Transmission, Fox, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Doubt, Teacher-... |
May 18 2000 |
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Women Ancestors Lineage, Transmission, Soto Zen, realization, Priest-and-Lay, Emptiness, Ceremony,... |
May 13 2000 1 |
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Wednesday Lecture Ceremony, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Observe, Demons,... |
Mar 29 2000 Green Gulch |
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Works of Dogen ClassSerial: SF-03199 Tuesday Class Buddha Ancestors, Lotus Sutra, Balance, Emptiness, Liberation, Transmission,... |
Mar 14 2000 Green Gulch |
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February 3rd, 2000, Serial No. 00926 Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Karma, Transmission, Teacher-and-... |
Feb 03 2000 |
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December 3rd, 1999, Serial No. 00200, Side B Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Patience, Buddha Mind, Ego, Transmission, Bell, Practice... |
Dec 03 1999 |
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Branching Streams Flow in the DarknessSerial: BZ-00200A Zendo Behavior, Rohatsu Day 4 Sandokai, Zendo, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Big Mind, Oneness, Branching Streams,... |
Dec 02 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 23rd, 1999, Serial No. 00197, Side B American, Dharma Transmission, Lineage, Absolute-and-Relative, Transmission, Priest,... |
Oct 23 1999 |
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August 7th, 1999, Serial No. 00191, Side B Buddha Nature, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Separation, Transmission, Duality,... |
Aug 07 1999 |
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Genjokoan (Pt. 8/8)Serial: BZ-00674B “The place is lost; from here the Way unfolds”, Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Bodhidharma, Separation,... |
Aug 07 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Genjokoan (Pt. 6/8)Serial: BZ-00158A Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Non-discrimination, Dharma Transmission,... |
Jul 10 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 10th, 1999, Serial No. 00752, Side B Big Mind, Non-discrimination, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Mundane Life,... |
Jul 10 1999 |
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Sunday Lecture Precepts, Birth-and-Death, Dharma Transmission, Impermanence, Posture, Ceremony,... |
May 16 1999 Green Gulch |
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May 15th, 1999, Serial No. 00076, Side A Priest, Ordination, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice Position, Bodhisattva... |
May 15 1999 |
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April 11th, 1999, Serial No. 00072, Side A Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Chanting, Sangha, Aspects of Practice, Transmission... |
Apr 11 1999 |
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Sunday Lecture Emptiness, Nirvana Sutra, Zazen Mind, Posture, Sangha, Mindfulness, Teacher-and-... |
Mar 07 1999 Green Gulch |
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1998.12.16-serial.00058 Suzuki Roshi, Transmission, Lineage, Priest, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen... |
Dec 16 1998 City Center |
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Dogen's Guidelines For Studying The Way (Pt.2)Serial: BZ-00188A Saturday Lecture Dogen, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, New Year, Beginners, resistance, Lineage,... |
Dec 12 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Impermanence, Vow and Sojun Vow, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Obstacles, Karma, Transmission, Bell, Repentance,... |
Dec 02 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 10th, 1998, Serial No. 00438, Side A Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Lay Ordination, Priest,... |
Oct 10 1998 |
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October 3rd, 1998, Serial No. 00439, Side BSerial: BZ-00439B #duplicate-please-hide Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Berkeley Zen Center, Precepts, Religion, Priest,... |
Oct 03 1998 |
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Way Seeking Mind/Dharma EntrustmentSerial: BZ-01068 Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Precepts, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Bowing,... |
Oct 03 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 19th, 1998, Serial No. 00437, Side B Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice Period, Lineage, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Sep 19 1998 |
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September 12th, 1998, Serial No. 00437, Side A Vow, Obstacles, Offering, Anger, New Year, Transmission, Bodhisattva Vow, Dharma... |
Sep 12 1998 |
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Sesshin Lecture Ceremony, Buddha Mind, Practice Period, Precepts, Transmission, Lineage |
Aug 20 1998 Green Gulch |
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Father's Day Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Ceremony, Hate, Bodhisattva Precepts, Freedom,... |
Jun 21 1998 Green Gulch |
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May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 01815 Suzuki Roshi, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Continuous Practice, Bell, Lineage,... |
May 31 1998 Sati Center |
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Origins of Zen Faith, Diversity, Lotus Sutra, Don't Know Mind, Daily Life, Religion, Enthusiasm... |
May 16 1998 Unknown |
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Origins of Zen Silent Illumination, Transmission, Lineage, training, Ordination, Mahayana, Offering... |
May 16 1998 Unknown |