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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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Meanings of the Word DharmaSerial: SF-03094 Sunday Lecture Discrimination, Ceremony, Zazen, Birth-and-Death, Soto Zen, Humility, Buddha's... |
Sep 24 1995 Green Gulch Farm |
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Emptying Yourself To Receive The Gift To Give It Away AgainSerial: SF-03096 Sunday Lecture Concentration, Posture, Ceremony, Zazen, Interview, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Jun 25 1995 Green Gulch Farm |
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Embracing Enlightenment Beyond GoalsSerial: SF-01073 NB - no cassette visible in photo Fox, Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Blue Cliff Record, Funeral, Suzuki Roshi,... |
May 17 1995 Unknown |
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One-day Sitting Silence, Posture, Monastic Practice, Emotions, Letting Go, Ego, Soto Zen, confusion,... |
Apr 22 1995 Unknown |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Precepts, Ceremony, Priest, Transmission, Religion, Rinzai, Soto Zen, New Year,... |
Mar 25 1995 |
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Importance of ShikantazaSerial: SF-03104 Description of Tokubetsu Sesshin Ceremony, Lotus Sutra, Priest, Letting Go, Buddha's Birthday, Realization, Soto... |
Mar 19 1995 Green Gulch Farm |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Soto Zen, Ceremony, Transmission, Precepts, Instruction, Subject-and-Object,... |
Mar 15 1995 |
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Sunday Lecture Vow, Discrimination, Commitment, Patience, Chanting, Soto Zen, Delusion, confusion,... |
Dec 18 1994 Green Gulch Farm |
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Women in Japanese Soto ZenSerial: SF-00097 Author reading from her book on the subject. Emptiness, Monastic Practice, Ceremony, Ordination, Religion, Soto Zen, Lay |
Nov 25 1992 |
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Hokyo Zammai Class Five Ranks, Emptiness, Sixth Patriarch, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Buddha Nature, Evil,... |
Feb 19 1992 2 |