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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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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
Oneness Embodied: Dharma Transmission Rituals Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Oneness, Precepts, Posture, Buddha...	Narazaki Roshi	Mar 30 1995
Tokubetsu Sesshin Lecture Buddha, Dharma Transmission, Transmission	Ikko Narasaki	Mar 29 1995 Unknown
Tokubetsu Sesshin Faith, Ceremony, Big Mind, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Emotions, Gratitude, Lay...	Genpo Merzel	Mar 28 1995
Practicing With The Precepts Serial: SF-00143 Tokubetsu Sesshin Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Three Treasures, Transmission, Vow, Silence, Bell,...	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, Soto Zen...	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, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...	Rebecca Mayeno	Mar 04 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Chiji Shingi Serial: BZ-00758 Class 3 of 10 Fox, Priest, Instruction, Lay, Transmission, Demons, Chanting, Sixth Patriarch, Soto...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 24 1995 3 Tassajara
Embracing Zen: Self and Community 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, 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, Intuition,...	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, Transmission, Evil, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 19 1994 2 Tassajara
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
A Reworking of the Prajna Paramita Sutra in 8000 Lines Serial: BZ-00666A Lecture Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Buddha Mind, Subject-and-Object,...	Lex Hixon	May 17 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #1: Bodhidharma’s Coming from the West Serial: BZ-00665A Lecture Bodhidharma, Family Practice, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Dharma Transmission,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 08 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00212 Class 1 of 5 Monastic Practice, Transmission, Buddha Nature, Teacher-and-Student, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 06 1993 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing with Flexible Mind within Forms: The Practice of Recovering Zazen Mind Serial: BZ-00649A Lecture Family Practice, Don't Know Mind, Fasting, Diversity, Sangha, Transmission,...	Ekai Korematsu	Feb 27 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Iron Flute: Heat in Summer, Head Cold in Winter Serial: BZ-00643A The recording photo shows two titles. Getting Real: After Putting Another Head on Your Head Iron Flute: Heat in Summer, Head Cold in Winter... Hate, Teacher-and-Student, Attachment, Transmission, Daily Life, Conversation,...	Edward Brown	Nov 14 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Day Off Class Serial: BZ-01484 Class 5 of 6 Precepts, Buddha Ancestors, Transmission, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Current...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 14 1992 5
Day Off Class Serial: BZ-01480 Class 2 of 6 Dragons, Gaining Mind, Sixth Patriarch, Dharma Transmission, Subject-and-Object,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 14 1992 2
Paramitas: Sila (Virtue) and Kshanti (Patience) Serial: BZ-00612 Class 3 of 6 Anger, Precepts, Patience, Ordinary Mind, Enemies, Emotions, Dependent Origination,...	Maylie Scott	Oct 01 1992 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #44 Serial: BZ-00638A Hoshan's Knowing How to Beat the Drum, Saturday Lecture BCR-44, Daily Life, Attachment, Buddha Mind, Don't Know Mind, Teacher-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 19 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Kajo Fascicle in Shogobenzo Continued Serial: BZ-00637A Sesshin Day 3 Dogen, Shobogenzo, Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Doubt, Building, Enthusiasm...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 07 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case #30: Baso’s This Very Mind is Buddha Serial: BZ-00633B Lecture Buddha Mind, Instruction, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Hate, Posture, American, Ego...	Ryushin Paul Haller	Aug 01 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Cases #30 & 33: Baso’s Two Responses: Buddha is Mind, Buddha is not Mind Serial: BZ-00708B Lecture Intuition, Culture, Transmission, Ordinary Mind, Subject-and-Object, Teacher-and-...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Jun 20 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00213 Class 2 of 5 Transmission, Nirvana, Dharma Transmission, Buddha Nature, Manjushri, Buddha Mind,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 13 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Ungan to Tozan Serial: BZ-00604 Class 5 of 6 Heart Sutra, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Lineage, Five Ranks, Transmission,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 02 1992 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Bodhidharma to the Fifth Ancestor Serial: BZ-00602 Class 3 of 6 Bodhidharma, Lineage, Transmission, First Principle, Karma, Book of Serenity, Buddha...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 19 1992 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: Precepts and Self/No Self Serial: BZ-00280 Class 3 of 5 Right Speech, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Bell, Precepts, Mindfulness, Right...	Fran Tribe	Jan 30 1992 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00732 Sesshin Day 4 Concentration, Religion, Absolute-and-Relative, Doubt, Mindfulness, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 16 1991
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00728 Class Two, Class Five Ranks, Ego, Platform Sutra, Separation, Sixth Patriarch, Absolute-and-Relative,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 15 1991
The Fire, Suffering, and Relationship With Japan Serial: BZ-00702B Saturday Lecture Japan, Current Events, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Demons, Birth-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 26 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00625 Lecture Gratitude, Five Ranks, Sixth Patriarch, Absolute-and-Relative, Manjushri, Dharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 19 1991 Tassajara
Early Days of Suzuki-rôshi Serial: BZ-00750B Tokubetsu Sesshin: Japanese and American, Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Sesshin, Tokubetsu, Practice Period, American, Transmission, War,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 28 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Saturday Lecture Precepts, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Sep 21 1991 Unknown
Practices in Everyday Life Serial: BZ-00694A Lecture Cultivation, Culture, Monastic Practice, Right Speech, Dharma Transmission,...	Yvonne Rand	Aug 24 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00967A Sesshin Day 3 lecture New Year, Dharma Transmission, War, Transmission, American, Building, Priest...	Hoitsu Suzuki Roshi	Jun 28 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #23 Serial: BZ-00692B "Neither Good Not Evil;" Intentions, Humbleness, Saturday Lecture Humility, MM-23, Sixth Patriarch, Humility, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Dharma Transmission...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 30 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00697B Rohatsu Day 5 Transmission, Birth-and-Death, Separation, Dragons, Hindrances, Religion, Peace,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Gospel of John Class Serial: NC-00275 Monastic formation class on the Gospel of John OSB Cam, Funeral, Transmission, Diversity, Happiness, Separation	Bruno Barnhart	Sep 29 1990 3 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage
Big Emptiness and Small Emptiness Serial: BZ-00516B Saturday Lecture Emptiness, Sixth Patriarch, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 25 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Eulogy for Katagiri Roshi Serial: BZ-00509B Lecture Lotus Sutra, Patience, Constancy, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Dharma...	Michael Wenger	Apr 14 1990 Berkeley Zen Center

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