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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Transmission of the Light Class

Serial: SF-01086

Tuesday: Breaking through the conceptual veil, Kasyapa, nothing to be transmitted, investigate the conventional world to the limit, Kukkutapada

Transmission, realization, Sixth Patriarch, Book of Serenity, Ceremony, Monastic...
May 07 2002
Green Gulch

Transmission of the Light Class

Serial: SF-01085

Tuesday: Keizan Jokin, legitimate lineage, mind seal, hagiography, Keizan brought zen to the people, Shakyamuni's story

Lineage, Transmission, Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Faith, Monastic...
Apr 30 2002
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Blue Cliff Record, realization, Delusion, Nirvana, Right Speech, true dharma,...
Mar 10 2002
Green Gulch

Genzo-e

true dharma, Transmission, Nirvana, Karma, Ceremony, Monastic Practice, Fox, Passions...
Mar 09 2002
1

Zen and Poetry Class

Serial: SF-01142

Life and Poetry - Ryokan, Didactic Poems - Writing without adjectives/adverbs

Right Speech, Transmission, Buddha Ancestors, Emptiness, Letting Go, stubbornness,...
Mar 05 2002
Green Gulch

Tenzo Kyokun Class

Emptiness, Dragons, Intimacy, Dharma Transmission, Zazen, Hindrances, Impermanence,...
Nov 21 2000
Green Gulch

Genjo Koan

Serial: SF-00117

Workshop

Karma, Five Ranks, Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, true dharma, Transmission, Politics...
Nov 04 2000
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City Center

One-day Sitting Lecture

Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Duality, Ceremony, Bowing, Emotions,...
Sep 16 2000
Green Gulch

Women Ancestors

Lineage, Transmission, Soto Zen, realization, Priest-and-Lay, Emptiness, Ceremony,...
May 13 2000
1

Wednesday Lecture

Ceremony, Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Observe, Demons,...
Mar 29 2000
Green Gulch

Works of Dogen Class

Serial: SF-03199

Tuesday Class

Buddha Ancestors, Lotus Sutra, Balance, Emptiness, Liberation, Transmission,...
Mar 14 2000
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Precepts, Birth-and-Death, Dharma Transmission, Impermanence, Posture, Ceremony,...
May 16 1999
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Emptiness, Nirvana Sutra, Zazen Mind, Posture, Sangha, Mindfulness, Teacher-and-...
Mar 07 1999
Green Gulch

1998.12.16-serial.00058

Suzuki Roshi, Transmission, Lineage, Priest, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen...
Dec 16 1998
City Center

Sesshin Lecture

Ceremony, Buddha Mind, Practice Period, Precepts, Transmission, Lineage
Aug 20 1998
Green Gulch

Father's Day

Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Ceremony, Hate, Bodhisattva Precepts, Freedom,...
Jun 21 1998
Green Gulch

May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 01815

Suzuki Roshi, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Continuous Practice, Bell, Lineage,...
May 31 1998
Sati Center

Origins of Zen

Faith, Diversity, Lotus Sutra, Don't Know Mind, Daily Life, Religion, Enthusiasm...
May 16 1998
Unknown

Origins of Zen

Silent Illumination, Transmission, Lineage, training, Ordination, Mahayana, Offering...
May 16 1998
Unknown

April 25th, 1998, Serial No. 01894

Bodhidharma, Buddha Nature, Faith, Interview, Bell, Freedom, Doubt, Nirvana,...
Apr 25 1998
Unknown

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