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Sōtō Zen or the Sōtō school (曹洞宗, Sōtō-shū) is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku). It is the Japanese line of the Chinese Caodong school, which was founded during the Tang dynasty by Dongshan Liangjie. It emphasizes Shikantaza, meditation with no objects, anchors, or content. The meditator strives to be aware of the stream of thoughts, allowing them to arise and pass away without interference.
The Japanese brand of the sect was imported in the 13th century by Dōgen Zenji, who studied Caodong Buddhism (Chinese: 曹洞宗; pinyin: Cáodòng Zōng) abroad in China. Dōgen is remembered today as the ancestor of Sōtō Zen in Japan along with Keizan Jōkin.
With about 14,000 temples, Sōtō is one of the largest Japanese Buddhist organizations. Sōtō Zen is now also popular in the West, and in 1996 priests of the Sōtō Zen tradition formed the Soto Zen Buddhist Association based in North America.
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Being Life: Beyond Success and Duality Suzuki Roshi, Soto Zen, Buddha |
Aug 18 2001 City Center |
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Solitude and Fulfillment in Zen Insight Soto Zen, Five Ranks, Emptiness, Nirvana, Renunciation, Oneness, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Jan 03 2001 |
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Tenzo Kyokun Class Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Don't Know Mind, Mindfulness, Realization, Mill... |
Nov 07 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Genjo KoanSerial: SF-00117 Workshop Nirvana, Transmission, Karma, Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, Five Ranks, Lineage,... |
Nov 04 2000 1 of 4 City Center |
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Sunday Lecture Realization, Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony, Big Mind,... |
Oct 29 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Tenzo Kyokun Class Conversation, Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Instruction, Monastic Practice, Big Mind... |
Oct 24 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sunday Lecture Fox, Causation, Karma, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Funeral, Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Ceremony,... |
Sep 10 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sunday Lecture Monastic Practice, Zazen, Religion, Commitment, Big Mind, Buddha Ancestors, Soto Zen... |
Aug 20 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Women Ancestors Lineage, Transmission, Soto Zen, Realization, Priest-and-Lay, Emptiness, Ceremony,... |
May 13 2000 1 |
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Women Ancestors Gratitude, Posture, Ordination, Vow, Funeral, Obstacles, Soto Zen, Lineage |
May 13 2000 2 |
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Women Ancestors Conversation, Gratitude, Ego, Monastic Practice, Chanting, Ceremony, Letting Go, Soto... |
May 13 2000 3 |
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Fukanzazengi ClassSerial: SF-03654 Monday Class Zazen, Instruction, Soto Zen, Posture, Realization, Dragons, Lineage, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Mar 27 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Works of Dogen ClassSerial: SF-03196 Tuesday Class Birth-and-Death, Realization, Freedom, Letting Go, Suzuki Roshi, Bowing, Soto Zen,... |
Feb 29 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Fukanzazengi ClassSerial: SF-03517 Monday Class Buddha Nature, Realization, Suzuki Roshi, confusion, Platform Sutra, Zazen,... |
Feb 28 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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One-day Sitting Lecture Realization, Buddha Ancestors, Demons, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Bell, Suzuki... |
Feb 26 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Fukanzazengi ClassSerial: SF-03661 Monday Class Realization, Practice Period, Instruction, Posture, Chanting, Ceremony, Priest, Soto... |
Feb 21 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Delusion, Instruction, Ceremony, Zazen, Letting Go, Soto Zen, Family... |
Feb 20 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Intensive Class Realization, Intimacy, Discrimination, Delusion, Chanting, Soto Zen, Separation, Don... |
Aug 09 1999 City Center |