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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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Title	Speaker	Date
October 28th, 2004, Serial No. 01027, Side A Platform Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Cultivation, Birth-and-Death, Lineage, Dharma...		Oct 28 2004
October 23rd, 2004, Serial No. 01285 Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Gaining Mind, Passions, Transmission, uchiyama...		Oct 23 2004
History of Soto Zen: First Dharma Heritage Ceremony Serial: BZ-01283C Zuisse Ceremony and Dharma Transmission, Saturday Lecture Zuisse, Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 09 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Love, Holistic Approach: Love and Intimacy as a Wide Path of Practice Serial: BZ-01282B Lecture Transmission, Passions, Culture, Dream World, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Buddha...	David Weinberg	Oct 02 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
October 2nd, 2004, Serial No. 01569 Transmission, Culture, Dream World, Passions, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Lineage,...		Oct 02 2004
Not Sticking to Anything: Working with Faults Serial: BZ-01244 (from "Not Always So"), Sesshin Day 2 Ego, Culture, training, Teacher-and-Student, Monastic Practice, Dharma Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 05 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Way Seeking Mind Serial: BZ-01273 Approaching his 75th Birthday (July 9th), Saturday Lecture Way-Seeking Mind, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Dharma Transmission, War, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 03 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Gakudo Yojunshi, Point #8 Serial: BZ-01268 Moving and Stillness, Sesshin Day 2 Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Stillness, Dream World, Birth-and-Death, Bowing, Dharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 17 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
May 27th, 2004, Serial No. 01024, Side A Teacher-and-Student, Greed, Bodhidharma, Chanting, Soto Zen, Instruction, Religion,...		May 27 2004
April 24th, 2004, Serial No. 01261 Greed, Continuous Practice, Culture, Bell, Daily Life, Anger, Renunciation,...		Apr 24 2004
March 1st, 2004, Serial No. 01019, Side A Lotus Sutra, Transmission, Lineage, Intimacy, Karma, Nirvana Sutra, Conversation, Fox...		Mar 01 2004
February 28th, 2004, Serial No. 01252 Blue Cliff Record, Dharma Transmission, Conversation, Karmic Consciousness, Culture,...		Feb 28 2004
November 20th, 2003, Serial No. 01017, Side A Dragons, Absolute-and-Relative, Transmission, Discrimination, Six Realms, Culture,...		Nov 20 2003
November 6th, 2003, Serial No. 01015, Side A Posture, Dharma Transmission, zen meditation, Lineage, Observe, Transmission, Culture...		Nov 06 2003
September 21st, 2003, Serial No. 01359 Blue Cliff Record, Four Foundations, Renewal, Repentance, Transmission, Mindfulness,...		Sep 21 2003
Lay Ordination, Lay Recognition, Precepts Serial: BZ-00137 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Lay Ordination, Buddha Nature, Priest, Dharma Transmission, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 31 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
April 17th, 2003, Serial No. 00297 Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Mundane Life, First Principle, Lineage, Sixth...		Apr 17 2003
April 10th, 2003, Serial No. 00298 Mahayana, Transmission, Silence, Buddha Mind, Culture, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Posture...		Apr 10 2003
Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi Serial: BZ-00543 Class 5 of 7 Karma, Addiction, Anger, War, Demons, Intuition, Equanimity, Attachment, Interview,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 30 2003 5 Chapel Hill Zen Center
March 6th, 2003, Serial No. 00490 Four Noble Truths, Mindfulness, Cultivation, Passions, Concentration, training, Karma...		Mar 06 2003
Practice Walking Like an Elephant or a Cow Serial: BZ-00174B Suzuki-rôshi Lecture, Rohatsu Day 4 Bodhidharma, Eka, Buddha Nature, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Dharma...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Lay Ordination Serial: BZ-00149B Saturday Lecture Lay Ordination, Precepts, Ordination, Buddha Nature, Bodhisattva Way, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 15 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
Instructions for the Cook: Tenzo Kyokun Serial: BZ-00453 Class 5 of 5 Teacher-and-Student, Six Realms, Demons, Continuous Practice, Big Mind, Karmic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 13 2002 5 Berkeley Zen Center
June 13th, 2002, Serial No. 01014, Side A Teacher-and-Student, Six Realms, Demons, Big Mind, Karmic Consequences, Continuous...		Jun 13 2002
April 11th, 2002, Serial No. 00445 Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination, Lineage, Observe, Vow, Transmission,...		Apr 11 2002
January 24th, 2002, Serial No. 00473 Separation, Culture, Religion, Diversity, Politics, Oneness, Observe, Passions,...		Jan 24 2002
October 25th, 2001, Serial No. 00475 Lineage, Transmission, Culture, Aspects of Practice, Eight Awarenesses, Birth-and-...		Oct 25 2001
October 11th, 2001, Serial No. 00476 Teacher-and-Student, Lineage, Transmission, true dharma, Buddha Ancestors,...		Oct 11 2001
August 25th, 2001, Serial No. 00088, Side A Blue Cliff Record, Four Foundations, Book of Serenity, Transmission, Dharma...		Aug 25 2001
Interview with Sojun Mel Weitsman Serial: BZ-00128 1 of 2 Dharma Transmission, Priest, Transmission, training, Religion, Ordination, Building,...	Wakoh Shannon Hickey, Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 05 2001 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Interview with Sojun Mel Weitsman Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Priest, Precepts, training, Priest-and-Lay,...	Wakoh Shannon Hickey, Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 05 2001 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
July 30th, 2000, Serial No. 00532 Instruction, Bell, American, Priest, Branching Streams, Family Practice, Building,...		Jul 30 2000
July 27th, 2000, Serial No. 00851 Transmission, Dragons, Passions, Heart Sutra, Buddha Nature, Beginners, Conversation...		Jul 27 2000
The Sixth Precept "No Fault Finding" Serial: BZ-00059 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Big Mind, Anger, Hate, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Evil, Daily Life, Non-duality...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 15 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
June 12th, 2000, Serial No. 00520 Don't Know Mind, Doubt, Culture, Religion, Conversation, Hate, Manjushri,...		Jun 12 2000
May 18th, 2000, Serial No. 00164 Rinzai, Lineage, Transmission, Fox, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Doubt, Teacher-...		May 18 2000
February 3rd, 2000, Serial No. 00926 Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Karma, Transmission, Teacher-and-...		Feb 03 2000
December 3rd, 1999, Serial No. 00200, Side B Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Patience, Buddha Mind, Ego, Transmission, Bell, Practice...		Dec 03 1999
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00200A Zendo Behavior, Rohatsu Day 4 Sandokai, Zendo, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Big Mind, Oneness, Branching Streams,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
October 23rd, 1999, Serial No. 00197, Side B American, Dharma Transmission, Lineage, Absolute-and-Relative, Transmission, Priest,...		Oct 23 1999
August 7th, 1999, Serial No. 00191, Side B Buddha Nature, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Separation, Transmission, Duality,...		Aug 07 1999
Genjokoan (Pt. 8/8) Serial: BZ-00674B “The place is lost; from here the Way unfolds”, Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Bodhidharma, Separation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 07 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan (Pt. 6/8) Serial: BZ-00158A Saturday Lecture Genjokoan, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Non-discrimination, Dharma Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 10 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
July 10th, 1999, Serial No. 00752, Side B Big Mind, Non-discrimination, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Mundane Life,...		Jul 10 1999
May 15th, 1999, Serial No. 00076, Side A Priest, Ordination, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice Position, Bodhisattva...		May 15 1999
April 11th, 1999, Serial No. 00072, Side A Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Chanting, Sangha, Aspects of Practice, Transmission...		Apr 11 1999
Dogen's Guidelines For Studying The Way (Pt.2) Serial: BZ-00188A Saturday Lecture Dogen, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, New Year, Beginners, resistance, Lineage,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 12 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
December 2nd, 1998, Serial No. 00184, Side A Vow, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Obstacles, Karma, Transmission, Bell, Repentance,...		Dec 02 1998
October 10th, 1998, Serial No. 00438, Side A Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Lay Ordination, Priest,...		Oct 10 1998
Way Seeking Mind/Dharma Entrustment Serial: BZ-01068 Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Precepts, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Bowing,...	Maylie Scott	Oct 03 1998 Berkeley Zen Center

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