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 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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How Can We Live The Next 10,000 Years? Transmission, Fasting, Peace, Oneness, Politics, Gratitude, Commitment, Passions,... |
Sep 10 1997 |
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Practice Period CommitmentSerial: BZ-00362B Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Commitment, Precepts, Dharma Transmission,... |
Apr 26 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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OrdinationSerial: BZ-00787A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Ordination, Lay, Precepts, Practice Period, Family Practice,... |
Nov 16 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 29th, 1996, Serial No. 00799, Side A Separation, Blue Cliff Record, Transmission, First Principle, true dharma, Dharma... |
Jun 29 1996 |
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Mumonkan: Case # 29Serial: BZ-00802A Hui Neng "Mind That Moves"; Intentionality, Saturday Lecture Hui Neng, Intention, MM-29, Bell, Diversity, Silence, Sixth Patriarch, Subject-and-... |
Jun 01 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case #25Serial: BZ-00803B Hui Neng Bed & Bowl, Saturday Lecture Hui Neng, MM-25, Evil, Lay, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Dharma Transmission,... |
May 25 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 24th, 1996, Serial No. 00250 Attachment, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Sixth Patriarch... |
May 24 1996 |
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Fearlessness - What Is It? Intimacy, Birth-and-Death, Transmission, Absolute-and-Relative, realization, Ceremony... |
Mar 02 1996 Tassajara |
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October 14th, 1995, Serial No. 00820, Side A confusion, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Religion, Happiness, Describe, Duality,... |
Oct 14 1995 |
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May 21st, 1995, Serial No. 00975, Side B Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Dharma Transmission, Aspects of Practice, Lay Ordination,... |
May 21 1995 |
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Tassajara Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-00909B Saturday Lecture Tassajara, Dharma Transmission, American, Practice Period, Transmission, Family... |
Apr 15 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Takubetsu SesshinSerial: BZ-00743 Sesshin Dharma Transmission, Transmission, American, Tassajara, Priest, Monastic Practice,... |
Apr 05 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, Transmission, Zendo, Sangha, Letting Go,... |
Apr 04 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, resistance, Bowing... |
Apr 03 1995 |
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March 31st, 1995, Serial No. 00765 Culture, American, Monastic Practice, Transmission, Practice Period, Humility, Non-... |
Mar 31 1995 |
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1995.03.30-serial.00018 Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Oneness, Precepts, Posture, Buddha... |
Mar 30 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Faith, Ceremony, Big Mind, true dharma, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Emotions,... |
Mar 28 1995 |
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Practicing With The PreceptsSerial: SF-00143 Tokubetsu Sesshin
Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, true dharma, Triple Treasure, Transmission, Vows,... |
Mar 28 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Transmission, Posture, Delusion, Right Effort, Zazen, Daily Life, Observe, Silence,... |
Mar 27 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Priest, New Year, Rinzai, Religion, Ceremony, Tassajara, training, soto, Transmission... |
Mar 25 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin soto, Ceremony, Transmission, Precepts, Instruction, Subject-and-Object, Bodhidharma... |
Mar 15 1995 |
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March 4th, 1995, Serial No. 00912, Side A Buddha Nature, Transmission, Buddha Mind, Echo, Patience, resistance, Tassajara,... |
Mar 04 1995 |
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January 24th, 1995, Serial No. 00758 Fox, true dharma, Priest, Instruction, Lay, Transmission, Demons, Chanting, Sixth... |
Jan 24 1995 |
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1995.01.04-serial.00065 Tassajara, Teacher-and-Student, Priest, Practice Period, Ceremony, Zazen,... |
Jan 04 1995 City Center |
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July 30th, 1994, Serial No. 00939, Side B Discrimination, Enemies, resistance, Transmission, Duality, Emotions, Attachment... |
Jul 30 1994 |
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May 19th, 1994, Serial No. 00236 Bodhidharma, Dharma Transmission, Subject-and-Object, Transmission, training,... |
May 19 1994 |
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February 23rd, 1994, Serial No. 00225 Religion, Four Noble Truths, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice Period, War... |
Feb 23 1994 |
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February 2nd, 1994, Serial No. 00224 Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Birth-and-Death, Lineage, Nirvana, Composure, Six Realms,... |
Feb 02 1994 |
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January 20th, 1994, Serial No. 00222 Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Instruction, Doubt,... |
Jan 20 1994 |
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January 19th, 1994, Serial No. 00559 Platform Sutra, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, true dharma, Transmission, Evil,... |
Jan 19 1994 |
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October 16th, 1993, Serial No. 00658, Side A Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Mindfulness, Ordination, Lay Ordination, War,... |
Oct 16 1993 |
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July 31st, 1993, Serial No. 00654, Side B Pure Existence, Obstacles, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Instruction,... |
Jul 31 1993 |
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Transmission of Light: The 38th Ancestor Seigen GyoshiSerial: BZ-00666B Not Getting Caught in Stages, Saturday Lecture Seigen Gyoshi, Liberation, Lineage, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Current Events, Don... |
May 22 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 17th, 1993, Serial No. 00666, Side A Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Buddha Mind, Subject-and-Object,... |
May 17 1993 |
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May 8th, 1993, Serial No. 00665, Side A Bodhidharma, Family Practice, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Dharma Transmission,... |
May 08 1993 |