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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 monastic "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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Not Sticking to Anything: Working with Faults Serial: BZ-01244 (from "Not Always So"), Sesshin Day 2 Culture, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Monastic Practice, Teacher-and-Student,...	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, Building, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Posture,...	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, Birth-and-Death, Bowing, Branching Streams, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 17 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Guidelines for Studying the Way: Dogen’s Gakudo Yojin-Shu Serial: BZ-01024A Class 3 of 5 Teacher-and-Student, Greed, Bodhidharma, Chanting, Soto Zen, Instruction, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 27 2004 3 Berkeley Zen Center
The Awesome Presence of Active Buddhas: A Dogen Fascicle Serial: BZ-01261 Saturday Lecture Greed, Continuous Practice, Culture, Bell, Daily Life, Anger, Renunciation,...	Taigen Dan Leighton	Apr 24 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
As Large as Life: Zen Koans for Everyday Practice; Mumonkan Case #6 Buddha Twirls a Flower Serial: BZ-01019A Class 2 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Transmission, Lineage, Intimacy, Karma, Nirvana Sutra, Conversation, Fox...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 01 2004 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #15: Giving and Receiving Serial: BZ-01252 Saturday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Dharma Transmission, Conversation, Karmic Consciousness, Culture,...	Shosan Victoria Austin	Feb 28 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-01017A Class 4 of 4 Dharma Transmission, Dragons, Absolute-and-Relative, Transmission, Discrimination,...	Doug Greiner	Nov 20 2003 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi Serial: BZ-01015A Class 2 of 4 Lay, Attachment, Culture, Dharma Transmission, Instruction, Lineage, Observe, Posture...	Ross Blum	Nov 06 2003 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Things Change: Butch Serial: BZ-01359 Women's Sitting Blue Cliff Record, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Renewal, Repentance, Transmission...	Mary Mocine	Sep 21 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
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
Introduction to Zen: 6th Ancestor and Five Schools of Zen Serial: BZ-00297 Class 2 of 4 Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Mundane Life, First Principle, Lineage, Sixth...	Ross Blum, Kosei Laurie Senauke	Apr 17 2003 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Zen Serial: BZ-00298 Class 1 of 4 Mahayana, Transmission, Silence, Buddha Mind, Culture, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Posture...	Ross Blum, Kosei Laurie Senauke	Apr 10 2003 1 Berkeley Zen Center
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
Basic Buddhism: Four Noble Truths Serial: BZ-00490 Class 3 of 4 Concentration, Cultivation, Enemies, Equanimity, Four Noble Truths, Karma,...	David Weinberg	Mar 06 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center
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
The Precepts Serial: BZ-00445 Class 1 of 4 Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination, Lineage, Observe, Vow, Transmission,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 11 2002 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s Kokyo: The Eternal Mirror Serial: BZ-00473 Class 1 of 4 Separation, Culture, Religion, Diversity, Politics, Oneness, Observe, Passions,...	Robert Rosenbaum	Jan 24 2002 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Aspects of Practice: Lineage Serial: BZ-00475 Class 3 of 4 Birth-and-Death, Branching Streams, Culture, Eight Awarenesses, Four Noble Truths,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Oct 18 2001 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Aspects of Practice Serial: BZ-00476 Class 2 of 4 Bell, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Buddha Ancestors, Doubt, Lineage, Ordination, Teacher-and...	David Weinberg	Oct 11 2001 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Study as Practice Serial: BZ-00088A Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Book of Serenity, Building, Dharma Transmission, Four...	Lee DeBarros	Aug 25 2001 Berkeley Zen Center
Interview with Sojun Mel Weitsman Serial: BZ-00128 Interview 1 of 3 Building, Dharma Transmission, Interview, Intuition, Lineage, Ordination, Priest,...	Wakoh Shannon Hickey, Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 05 2001 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Interview with Sojun Mel Weitsman Serial: BZ-00068 Interview 2 of 3 confusion, Dharma Transmission, Lay, Ordination, Precepts, Priest, Priest-and-Lay,...	Wakoh Shannon Hickey, Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 05 2001 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Sokoji Bell, Bowing, Branching Streams, Building, Family Practice, Instruction, New Year,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 30 2000
Women Ancestors Class Serial: BZ-00851 Class 4 of 4 Transmission, Dragons, Passions, Heart Sutra, Buddha Nature, Beginners, Conversation...	Mary Mocine, Myoan Grace Schireson	Jul 27 2000 4 Berkeley Zen Center
The Sixth Precept "No Fault Finding" Serial: BZ-00059 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Anger, Big Mind, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Daily Life, Evil, Hate, Non-duality...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 15 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Interview of Sojun Don't Know Mind, Doubt, Culture, Religion, Conversation, Hate, Manjushri,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman, Michael Killigrew	Jun 12 2000
Women Ancestors Serial: BZ-00164 Evening lecture Rinzai, Lineage, Transmission, Fox, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Doubt, Teacher-...	Miriam Levering	May 18 2000 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s Writings: Commentary on “Enlightenment Unfolds” Serial: BZ-00926 Class 1 of 4 Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Karma, Transmission, Teacher-and-...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Feb 03 2000 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Shuso’s Encouragement Talk Serial: BZ-00200B Rohatsu Day 5 Bell, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Ego, Patience, Practice...	Richard Haefele	Dec 03 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness Serial: BZ-00200A Zendo Behavior, Rohatsu Day 4 Sandokai, Big Mind, Branching Streams, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen is Feeling Life Absolute-and-Relative, Bell, Dharma Transmission, Greed, Lineage, Ordination, Priest...	Steve Weintraub	Oct 23 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
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 Commentary Serial: BZ-00158A Saturday Lecture Part 6 of 8 Genjokoan, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Discrimination, Don't...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 10 1999 6 Berkeley Zen Center
July 10th, 1999, Serial No. 00752, Side B Serial: BZ-00752B #duplicate-please-hide Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Discrimination, Don't Know Mind,...		Jul 10 1999
Thoughts on Modern Western Buddhist Practice Commitment, Dharma Transmission, Monastic Practice, Ordination, Practice Position,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 15 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Seccho and Her Spirit are Separated Anger, Chanting, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Peace, Practice Period, Sangha,...	Maylie Scott	Apr 11 1999 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen's Guidelines For Studying The Way (Pt.2) Serial: BZ-00188A Saturday Lecture Dogen, Beginners, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice, Hindrances, Lineage, Lotus...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 12 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Impermanence, Vow and Sojun Vow, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Obstacles, Karma, Transmission, Bell, Repentance,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 02 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
One Continuous Life Buddha Ancestors, Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Lay Ordination, Priest,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 10 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Way Seeking Mind/Dharma Entrustment Serial: BZ-01068 Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Precepts, Tassajara, Bowing, Religion, Priest,...	Maylie Scott	Oct 03 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
October 3rd, 1998, Serial No. 00439, Side B Serial: BZ-00439B #duplicate-please-hide Bell, Building, Dharma Transmission, Offering, Precepts, Priest, Religion, Tassajara...		Oct 03 1998
Dharma Transmission Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Practice Period, Lineage, Tassajara, Priest,...	Maylie Scott, Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 19 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Keeping Precepts: Vows Anger, Dharma Transmission, New Year, Obstacles, Offering, Rinzai, Teacher-and-...	Myoan Grace Schireson	Sep 12 1998 Berkeley Zen Center
Practice Period Commitment Serial: BZ-00362B Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Commitment, Precepts, Dharma Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 26 1997 Berkeley Zen Center
Ordination Serial: BZ-00787A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Priest, Ordination, Lay, Precepts, Practice Period, Family Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 16 1996 Berkeley Zen Center

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