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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 monastic "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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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, Building, Dharma Transmission, Lay, Lineage, Sixth Patriarch, Teacher-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 25 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Eulogy for Katagiri Roshi Serial: BZ-00509B Lecture Constancy, Dharma Transmission, Enemies, Equanimity, Lotus Sutra, Monastic Practice,...	Dairyu Michael Wenger	Apr 14 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Remembrances of Maurine Stuart Serial: BZ-00510B Lecture Anger, Buddha Nature, Gratitude, Interview, Intuition, Lotus Sutra, Oneness, Soto Zen...	Maylie Scott	Mar 25 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Taking Refuge Sangha, Three Treasures, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Precepts, Transmission,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 10 1990
Abbot's Zuisse Ceremony in Japan Serial: BZ-00385 Saturday Lecture Zuisse, Commitment, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Lay Practice, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 28 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Dzogchen Teachings Emptiness, Realization, Commitment, Transmission, Religion, Mandala, Lineage, Enemies...	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 08 1989 4 San Jose
Dzogchen Teachings Transmission, Four Noble Truths, Doubt, Peace, Don't Know Mind, Daily Life,...	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 08 1989 1 San Jose
Dzogchen Teachings Liberation, Delusion, Transmission, Peace, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Subject-and-...	His Holiness The Dalai Lama	Oct 08 1989 2 San Jose
Walking with Mountains: Embracing Vastness Buddha Ancestors, Doubt, Tassajara, Transmission	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 08 1989
December 10th, 1988, Serial No. 01493 Serial: BZ-01493 Third day of the Rohatsu sesshin at Tassajara. Genjokoan, Attachment, Beginners, Buddha Nature, Concentration, Ego, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 10 1988 3 of 7 Tassajara
Title Unknown Dharma Transmission, Lay, Lay Practice, Lineage, Monastic Practice, Ordination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 13 1988 Tassajara
September 10th, 1988, Serial No. 00366, Side A confusion, Dragons, Big Mind, Instruction, Buddha Nature, Priest, Rinzai, Bowing,...		Sep 10 1988
Blue Cliff Record: Case #51: Seppo’s “What is it?” Serial: BZ-01498A Seppo's "What Is It?", Saturday Lecture Issan, confusion, Dragons, Big Mind, Instruction, Buddha Nature, Priest, Rinzai,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 10 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Obstacles, Transmission, Daily Life, Light-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 28 1988 Green Gulch Farm
Teacher and Student Serial: BZ-00893A Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 27 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Thinking Beyond Thought Transmission, Dragons, Ceremony, Buddha Ancestors, Suzuki Roshi	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 07 1988 Tassajara
February 26th, 1988, Serial No. 01535 Serial: BZ-01535 Sixth day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. Lineage, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Chanting, Platform Sutra, Rinzai, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 26 1988 6 of 7 Green Gulch Farm
Transmission Serial: BZ-00899A Lecture Transmission, Soto Zen, Priest, Dharma Transmission, Precepts, Rinzai, Bowing, Study...	Ananda Dalenberg	Feb 13 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00304 Sesshin Day 6 Bell, Diversity, Doubt, Lineage, Lotus Sutra, Religion, Silence, Subject-and-Object,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 13 1987 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Blue Cliff Record Class Serial: SF-00070 Cases 14 and 15 Suzuki Roshi, First Principle, Oneness, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Transmission, Dragons,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 27 1987 5 Green Gulch Farm
Practicing with Intention and Vows Vow, Ordination, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, Daily Life, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 23 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen and the Art of Emptiness Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Priest, Commitment, Ceremony	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 24 1987
Mindful Emptiness in Zen Practice Sixth Patriarch, Mahayana, Cultivation, Conversation, Transmission	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 20 1987
Zen Humility: Path to Enlightenment Ceremony, Platform Sutra, Transmission	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 18 1987
Awakening Beyond Imitation in Zen Nirvana Sutra, Platform Sutra, Transmission	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1987
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00894B Lecture Ordination, Transmission, Priest, Tassajara, Family Practice, Attachment, Practice...	Sokaku Kathie Fischer	Nov 22 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen: The Essence of Non-Dualism Compassion, Consciousness, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Dragons, Meditation, Oneness...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 08 1985
Zazen: Unity of Self and Dharma Consciousness, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Dragons, Lay, Lineage, Oneness, Patience...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 08 1985
After the Bodhisattva Ceremony: Four Vows and Four Noble Truths Serial: BZ-00865B Saturday Lecture Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Four Noble Truths, Vow, Precepts, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 26 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Teacher and Student Relationship Serial: BZ-00864A Saturday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 05 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Zaike Tokudo: The Meaning of Ordination Serial: BZ-00414 Saturday Lecture Zaike Tokudo, Lineage, Priest, Ordination, Dharma Transmission, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Pre-Mountain Seat Ceremony Serial: BZ-00427A Lecture New Year, Cultivation, Bodhidharma, Transmission, Priest	Hoitsu Suzuki Roshi	May 18 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Dharma Transmission: Objects of Authority Serial: BZ-00392A Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Lineage, Soto Zen,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Trip to Japan Serial: BZ-00393B Saturday Lecture Japan, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Priest, Building, Sanctuary, Lay, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 27 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Makyo Serial: BZ-00393A Saturday Lecture Makyo, Anger, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 15 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00389B Lecture Chanting, Instruction, Mahayana, Priest, Religion, Rinzai, Transmission, War...	Maurine Stewart	Jul 20 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Samadhi Serial: BZ-00432A Saturday Lecture Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Zanmai, Dharma Transmission, Building, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 10 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Theology Serial: NC-01112 "Task of Becoming Fully Human in a Christian Way." OSB Cam, Anger, Compassion, Transmission	Aelred Squire	Feb 1984 14 of 19 New Clairvaux Abbey
Introduction to Theology OSB Cam, Ceremony, Hindrances, Transmission	Aelred Squire	Feb 1984 3 of 19 New Clairvaux Abbey
Introduction to Theology OSB Cam, Intention, Money, Obstacles, Transmission	Aelred Squire	Feb 1984 12 of 19 New Clairvaux Abbey
Introduction to Theology OSB Cam, Intention, Sanctuary, Transmission, War	Aelred Squire	Feb 1984 1 of 19 New Clairvaux Abbey
Compassion Composure, Zazen, Observe, Transmission, Balance	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 17 1983 1 of 2 Tassajara
Earthly Redemption Through Irenaeus' Eyes Serial: NC-00395 Monastic Theology Series Set 1 of 3 Transmission, War, Letting Go, Balance, Enlightenment	Bruno Barnhart	Jul 06 1983
Developing Your Own Authority to Practice Serial: BZ-00399A Saturday Lecture Practice, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Tassajara, Doubt, Peace	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 18 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Embodying the Living Word Serial: NC-00401 Monastic Theology Series Set 1 of 3 Transmission, Intuition, Enemies, War, Balance	Bruno Barnhart	May 11 1983
Pathways to Compassionate Insight Desire, War, Transmission, Attachment, Cultivation	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 22 1983

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