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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 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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Genzo-e

Serial: SF-00115

Taking refuge; our true place; funzo; placing robe on the head; story from vinaya about silk.

Discrimination, Doubt, Offering, Attachment, Peace, Patience, Transmission, Letting...
Feb 01 2006
AM

On Dharma Transmission

Serial: SF-03544

Zendo Lecture - duplicate

Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice
May 02 2005
Tassajara

On Dharma Transmission

Serial: SF-03519

Zendo Lecture

Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice
May 02 2005
Tassajara

On Dharma Transmission

Serial: SF-03486

Zendo Lecture - duplicate

Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice
May 02 2005
Tassajara

Way-Seeking Mind

Dharma Transmission, Practice, Transmission
Mar 15 2005
Tassajara

Resonant Journeys in Zen Dharma

Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Buddhism
Mar 24 2004
City Center

Weaving Zen Through Life's Stages

Practice Period, training, Conversation, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Commitment...
Oct 08 2003

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

Buddha, Transmission, Time
May 07 2002
Green Gulch

Genzo-e

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

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
1 of 4
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

Authentic Zen: Beyond Enlightenment Myths

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

Scholarship Conference Paper

Serial: SF-03238

Sunday Lecture

Heart Sutra, Lineage, Platform Sutra, Soto Zen, Religion, Study Period, Emptiness,...
Nov 16 1997
Green Gulch

How Can We Live The Next 10,000 Years?

Transmission, Fasting, Peace, Oneness, Politics, Gratitude, Commitment, Passions,...
Sep 10 1997

On The Dharma Transmission Ceremony

Serial: SF-03638

Sunday Lecture

Transmission, Ceremony, Vow, Intimacy, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Teacher-and-...
Dec 15 1996
Green Gulch

Sandokai Class

Serial: 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 Zen Mountain...
Nov 19 1996
Green Gulch

Effort - While You're Already Perfect

Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, realization, Precepts, Passions, Right Effort,...
Nov 13 1996
Unknown

Taking Care of Oneself, Others and Objects of the World

Serial: 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

Breathing Intimacy: Zen's Path to Self

Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Intimacy, Zazen, Birth-and-Death, Zazen Mind, Dharma...
Apr 24 1996
Unknown

Fearlessness - What Is It?

Intimacy, Birth-and-Death, Transmission, Absolute-and-Relative, realization, Ceremony...
Mar 02 1996
Tassajara

Interview

Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Transmission, Practice Period, Soto Zen, Priest,...
Jan 21 1996
Unknown

Karma and Family Place

Serial: SF-02689A

From the BZC archive

Time, Transmission, Karma
Nov 12 1995
Berkeley Zen Center

Embracing Enlightenment Beyond Goals

Serial: SF-01073

NB - no cassette visible in photo

Fox, Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Blue Cliff Record, Funeral, Suzuki Roshi,...
May 17 1995
Unknown

Tokubetsu Sesshin

Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, Transmission, Zendo, Sangha, Letting Go,...
Apr 04 1995

Tokubetsu Sesshin

Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, resistance, Bowing...
Apr 03 1995

Oneness Embodied: Dharma Transmission Rituals

Ceremony, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Oneness, Precepts, Posture, Buddha...
Mar 30 1995

Tokubetsu Sesshin Lecture

Buddha, Dharma Transmission, Transmission
Mar 29 1995
Unknown

Tokubetsu Sesshin

Faith, Ceremony, Big Mind, true dharma, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Emotions,...
Mar 28 1995

Practicing With The Precepts

Serial: SF-00143

Tokubetsu Sesshin

 

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, true dharma, Three Treasures, Transmission, Vow,...
Mar 28 1995

Tokubetsu Sesshin

Transmission, Posture, Delusion, Right Effort, Zazen, Daily Life, Observe, Silence,...
Mar 27 1995

Tokubetsu Sesshin

Priest, New Year, Rinzai, Religion, Ceremony, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, training...
Mar 25 1995

Tokubetsu Sesshin

Soto Zen, Ceremony, Transmission, Precepts, Instruction, Subject-and-Object,...
Mar 15 1995

Embracing Zen: Self and Community

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Teacher-and-Student, Priest, Practice Period, Ceremony...
Jan 04 1995
City Center

Saturday Lecture

Precepts, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony,...
Sep 21 1991
Unknown

Taking Refuge

Sangha, Three Treasures, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Precepts, Transmission,...
Jan 10 1990

Dzogchen Teachings

Transmission, Four Noble Truths, Doubt, Peace, Don't Know Mind, Daily Life,...
Oct 08 1989
1
San Jose

Dzogchen Teachings

Happiness, Delusion, Four Noble Truths, Transmission, Dependent Origination, Karma,...
Oct 08 1989
2
San Jose

Dzogchen Teachings

Emptiness, realization, Transmission, Lineage, Mandala, training, Religion,...
Oct 08 1989
4
San Jose

Blue Cliff Record Class

Serial: SF-00070

Cases 14 and 15

Suzuki Roshi, First Principle, Oneness, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Transmission, Dragons,...
Nov 27 1987
5
Green Gulch Farm

Pathway to Enlightenment Through Mahamudra

Serial: SF-00021

Speaking on Mahamudra and translating old Mahamudra texts.

realization, Concentration, Politics, Discrimination, Daily Life, Transmission,...
Apr 23 1974
City Center

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