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 (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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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 Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Ceremony, Big Mind, Precepts, Bodhidharma,... |
Mar 29 1995 Unknown |
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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 Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, resistance, Bowing... |
Apr 03 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, Transmission, Zendo, Sangha, Letting Go,... |
Apr 04 1995 |
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May 17th, 1995, Serial No. 01073Serial: 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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September 23rd, 1995, Serial No. 02744 Practice Period, Hsin Hsin Ming, Diversity, Dharma Transmission, Zendo, Hate, Suzuki... |
Sep 23 1995 Unknown |
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Buddhism and ScienceSerial: SF-02689B From the BZC archive Suzuki Roshi, Heart Sutra, Zazen, Tassajara, training, Transmission, Silence, Posture... |
Nov 11 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Karma and Family PlaceSerial: SF-02689A From the BZC archive Transmission, Karma, Offering, Lineage, Hindrances, Religion, Gratitude, Zazen,... |
Nov 12 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Interview Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Transmission, Practice Period, Soto Zen, Priest,... |
Jan 21 1996 Unknown |
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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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April 24th, 1996, Serial No. 02705 Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Intimacy, Zazen, Birth-and-Death, Zazen Mind, Dharma... |
Apr 24 1996 Unknown |
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Taking Care of Oneself, Others and Objects of the WorldSerial: SF-02752 One-day sitting - Buddhist practice is just taking care of people, objects, spaces, body and mind. Priest, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Nirvana Sutra, Bowing, Transmission, Buddha Mind,... |
May 18 1996 Green Gulch |
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Effort - While You're Already Perfect Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, realization, Precepts, Passions, Right Effort,... |
Nov 13 1996 Unknown |
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Sandokai ClassSerial: SF-03177 Like forward and backwards steps - phenomenon exist like box and cover joining, principle accords like arrows points meeting Oneness, Suzuki Roshi, Absolute-and-Relative, Practice Period, Tassajara, Attachment... |
Nov 19 1996 Green Gulch |
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On The Dharma Transmission CeremonySerial: SF-03638 Sunday Lecture Transmission, Ceremony, Vows, Intimacy, Tassajara, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature... |
Dec 15 1996 Green Gulch |
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Transmissions of the Mindfulness TrainingsSerial: SF-04814 Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living training, Mindfulness, Happiness, Gratitude, Sangha, Daily Life, Anger, Peace,... |
Sep 01 1997 Unknown |
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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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Scholarship Conference PaperSerial: SF-03238 Sunday Lecture Heart Sutra, Lineage, Platform Sutra, soto, Religion, Study Period, Emptiness,... |
Nov 16 1997 Green Gulch |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 3Serial: SF-03513 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Mahayana, Priest, Lay, Commitment, Religion, Mill Valley, Transmission, Monastic... |
1998 Unknown |
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April 25th, 1998, Serial No. 01894 Bodhidharma, Buddha Nature, Faith, Interview, Bell, Describe, Freedom, Doubt, Nirvana... |
Apr 25 1998 Unknown |
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Origins of Zen Faith, Diversity, Lotus Sutra, Don't Know Mind, Daily Life, Religion, Enthusiasm... |
May 16 1998 Unknown |
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Origins of Zen Silent Illumination, Transmission, Lineage, training, Ordination, Mahayana, Offering... |
May 16 1998 Unknown |
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May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 01815 Suzuki Roshi, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Continuous, Bell, Lineage, Tassajara... |
May 31 1998 Sati Center |
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Father's Day Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Ceremony, Hate, Bodhisattva Precepts, Freedom,... |
Jun 21 1998 Green Gulch |
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Sesshin Lecture Ceremony, Buddha Mind, Practice Period, Precepts, Transmission, Lineage |
Aug 20 1998 Green Gulch |
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1998.12.16-serial.00058 Suzuki Roshi, Transmission, Lineage, Priest, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara, soto,... |
Dec 16 1998 City Center |
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Sunday Lecture Emptiness, Nirvana Sutra, Zazen Mind, Posture, Sangha, Mindfulness, Teacher-and-... |
Mar 07 1999 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Precepts, Birth-and-Death, Dharma Transmission, Impermanence, Posture, Ceremony,... |
May 16 1999 Green Gulch |
