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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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Title	Speaker	Date
April 25th, 1998, Serial No. 01894 Bodhidharma, Buddha Nature, Faith, Interview, Bell, Freedom, Doubt, Nirvana,...	McRae	Apr 25 1998 Unknown
Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 3 Serial: SF-03513 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Mahayana, Priest, Lay, Commitment, Religion, Mill Valley, Transmission, Monastic...	Peter Matthiessen	1998 Unknown
Scholarship Conference Paper Serial: SF-03238 Sunday Lecture Heart Sutra, Lineage, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, Religion, Study Period, Emptiness,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 16 1997 Green Gulch
How Can We Live The Next 10,000 Years? Transmission, Fasting, Peace, Oneness, Politics, Gratitude, Commitment, Passions,...	Kazuaki Tanahashi	Sep 10 1997
Transmissions of the Mindfulness Trainings Serial: SF-04814 Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living training, Mindfulness, Happiness, Gratitude, Sangha, Daily Life, Anger, Peace,...	Thich Nhat Hanh	Sep 01 1997 Unknown
Practice Period Commitment Serial: BZ-00362B Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Commitment, Precepts, Dharma Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 26 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
On The Dharma Transmission Ceremony Serial: SF-03638 Sunday Lecture Transmission, Ceremony, Vow, Intimacy, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Teacher-and-...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Dec 15 1996 Green Gulch
Sandokai Class Serial: SF-03177 Like forward and backwards steps - phenomenon exist like box and cover joining, principle accords like arrows points meeting Oneness, Suzuki Roshi, Absolute-and-Relative, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 19 1996 Green Gulch
Ordination Serial: BZ-00787A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Ordination, Lay, Precepts, Practice Period, Family Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 16 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort - While You're Already Perfect Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, realization, Precepts, Passions, Right Effort,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Nov 13 1996 Unknown
Blue Cliff Record Case #18 Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Transmission, First Principle, true dharma, Dharma...	Steve Proskauer	Jun 29 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case # 29 Serial: BZ-00802A Hui Neng "Mind That Moves"; Intentionality, Saturday Lecture Hui Neng, Intention, MM-29, Bell, Diversity, Silence, Sixth Patriarch, Subject-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #25 Serial: BZ-00803B Hui Neng Bed & Bowl, Saturday Lecture Hui Neng, MM-25, Evil, Lay, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Dharma Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 25 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00250 Class 2 of 9 Attachment, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Sixth Patriarch...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 24 1996 2 Berkeley Zen Center
May 22nd, 1996, Serial No. 00129 Serial: NC-00129 Rule of Benedict Novice Class # 1 - 1990s OSB Cam, Commitment, Concentration, Vow, Fox, Transmission	Bruno Barnhart	May 22 1996
Taking Care of Oneself, Others and Objects of the World Serial: SF-02752 One-day sitting - Buddhist practice is just taking care of people, objects, spaces, body and mind. Priest, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Nirvana Sutra, Bowing, Transmission, Buddha Mind,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	May 18 1996 Green Gulch
April 24th, 1996, Serial No. 02705 Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Intimacy, Zazen, Birth-and-Death, Zazen Mind, Dharma...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Apr 24 1996 Unknown
Fearlessness - What Is It? Intimacy, Birth-and-Death, Transmission, Absolute-and-Relative, realization, Ceremony...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Mar 02 1996 Tassajara
Interview Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Transmission, Practice Period, Soto Zen, Priest,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Jan 21 1996 Unknown
Karma and Family Place Serial: SF-02689A From the BZC archive Transmission, Karma, Offering, Lineage, Hindrances, Religion, Gratitude, Zazen,...	Maylie Scott	Nov 12 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddhism and Science Serial: SF-02689B From the BZC archive Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Zazen, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, training,...	Lou Hartman	Nov 11 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi confusion, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Religion, Happiness, Duality, Non-...	Ron Nestor	Oct 14 1995
September 23rd, 1995, Serial No. 02744 Practice Period, Hsin Hsin Ming, Diversity, Dharma Transmission, Zendo, Hate, Suzuki...	Dairyu Michael Wenger	Sep 23 1995 Unknown
Bodhisattva Practice Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Dharma Transmission, Aspects of Practice, Lay Ordination,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 21 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
May 17th, 1995, Serial No. 01073 Serial: SF-01073 NB - no cassette visible in photo Fox, Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Blue Cliff Record, Funeral, Suzuki Roshi,...	Pat Phelan	May 17 1995 Unknown
Tassajara Practice Period Serial: BZ-00909B Saturday Lecture Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Dharma Transmission, American, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 15 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Takubetsu Sesshin Serial: BZ-00743 Sesshin Dharma Transmission, Transmission, American, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 05 1995 Green Gulch Farm
Tokubetsu Sesshin Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, Transmission, Zendo, Sangha, Letting Go,...	Tenshin Fletcher	Apr 04 1995
Tokubetsu Sesshin Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, resistance, Bowing...	John Daido Loori	Apr 03 1995
Chiji Shinji and Metta Sutta: Shosan Replies Serial: BZ-00765 Class 10 of 10 Culture, American, Monastic Practice, Transmission, Practice Period, Humility, Non-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 31 1995 10 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
1995.03.30-serial.00018 Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Oneness, Precepts, Posture, Buddha...	Narazaki Roshi	Mar 30 1995
Tokubetsu Sesshin Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Ceremony, Big Mind, Precepts, Bodhidharma,...	Ikko Narasaki	Mar 29 1995 Unknown
Tokubetsu Sesshin Faith, Ceremony, Big Mind, true dharma, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Emotions,...	Genpo Merzel	Mar 28 1995
Practicing With The Precepts Serial: SF-00143 Tokubetsu Sesshin Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, true dharma, Three Treasures, Transmission, Vow,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 28 1995
Tokubetsu Sesshin Transmission, Posture, Delusion, Right Effort, Zazen, Daily Life, Observe, Silence,...	Tenryu	Mar 27 1995
Tokubetsu Sesshin Priest, New Year, Rinzai, Religion, Ceremony, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, training...	Akiyama	Mar 25 1995
Tokubetsu Sesshin Soto Zen, Ceremony, Transmission, Precepts, Instruction, Subject-and-Object,...	Maezumi Roshi	Mar 15 1995
Memories of Suzuki Roshi Buddha Nature, Transmission, Buddha Mind, Patience, resistance, Tassajara Zen...	Rebecca Mayeno	Mar 04 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Chiji Shingi Serial: BZ-00758 Class 3 of 10 Fox, true dharma, Priest, Instruction, Lay, Transmission, Demons, Chanting, Sixth...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 24 1995 3 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
1995.01.04-serial.00065 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Teacher-and-Student, Priest, Practice Period, Ceremony...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jan 04 1995 City Center
The Lankavatara Sutra and Psychoanalysis Serial: BZ-00939B Lecture Discrimination, Enemies, resistance, Transmission, Duality, Emotions, Attachment...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jul 30 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity Serial: BZ-00236 Class 3 of 5 Bodhidharma, Dharma Transmission, Subject-and-Object, Transmission, training,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 1994 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Essence of Zen Serial: BZ-00225 Class 1of 3 Religion, Four Noble Truths, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice Period, War...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Feb 16 1994 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Lotus Sutra Serial: BZ-00224 Class 4 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Birth-and-Death, Lineage, Nirvana, Composure, Six Realms,...	Maylie Scott	Feb 02 1994 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Lotus Sutra Serial: BZ-00222 Clas 2 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Instruction, Doubt,...	Maylie Scott	Jan 20 1994 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00559 Class 2 of 10 Platform Sutra, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, true dharma, Transmission, Evil,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 19 1994 2 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00217 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Religion, Transmission, Evil, Chanting, Beginners, American, Liberation, Vinaya,...	Piyasilo	Oct 28 1993 1 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
What We Bring to Practice: Dharma Transmission, Being on the Path; Waking Up; How’s it Feel Serial: BZ-00658A Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Mindfulness, Ordination, Lay Ordination, War,...	Steve Weintraub	Oct 16 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Book of Serenity Case #24: Commentary on Student’s Response to a Teacher Serial: BZ-00654B Lecture Pure Existence, Obstacles, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Instruction,...	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jul 31 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light: The 38th Ancestor Seigen Gyoshi; Not Getting Caught in Stages Serial: BZ-00666B Saturday Lecture Seigen Gyoshi, Liberation, Lineage, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Current Events, Don...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 22 1993 Berkeley Zen Center

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