Dharma transmission refers to "the manner in which the teaching, or Dharma, is passed from a Zen master to his disciple and heir. The procedure establishes the disciple as a transmitting teacher in his own right and successor in an unbroken line of teachers and disciples, a spiritual "bloodline" theoretically traced back to the Buddha himself.

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  • Dharma transmission refers to "the manner in which the teaching, or Dharma, is passed from a Zen master to his disciple and heir. The procedure establishes the disciple as a transmitting teacher in his own right and successor in an unbroken line of teachers and disciples, a spiritual "bloodline" theoretically traced back to the Buddha himself. " According to Zen schools, the first instance of Dharma transmission occurred as transcribed in the Flower Sermon, when the Buddha held up a golden lotus flower given to him by Brahma before an assembly of "gods and men. " None who were in attendance showed any sign of understanding except his disciple Mahakasyapa, who offered only a smile. According to Ronald B. Epstein, the Buddha then said, "I have the right Dharma Eye Treasury, the wondrous mind of nirvana, the reality beyond appearance. The Dharma-door of mind to mind transmission has been entrusted to Kāśyapa. " Epstein comments, "Thus Mahākāśyapa received the transmission of Dharma and became the first Buddhist patriarch. " Speculation over what the Buddha transmitted to Mahakasyapa has taken place ever since, though "[e]ndless speculations will not reveal it—it is to be discovered each for him or herself, in the course of Zen training. " It should also be stated that, "... dharma transmission really entails no transmission at all in the sense of something being passed from one person to another, only the awakening of the disciple to the true nature of his or her own being and a mystical realization of identity with all the Buddhas and patriarchs."
  • Dharma-Übertragung ist ein Begriff des Chan bzw. Zen, der den Vorgang der Nachfolgeermächtigung eines Zen-Meisters gegenüber einem Schüler bezeichnet.
  • Dans le Bouddhisme Zen, la tradition veut qu'un enseignant transmette à un moment ou à un autre son "Dharma" à son disciple. Cette transmission est attestée par un document formel appelé Shiho.
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  • Dharma transmission refers to "the manner in which the teaching, or Dharma, is passed from a Zen master to his disciple and heir. The procedure establishes the disciple as a transmitting teacher in his own right and successor in an unbroken line of teachers and disciples, a spiritual "bloodline" theoretically traced back to the Buddha himself.
  • Dharma-Übertragung ist ein Begriff des Chan bzw. Zen, der den Vorgang der Nachfolgeermächtigung eines Zen-Meisters gegenüber einem Schüler bezeichnet.
  • Dans le Bouddhisme Zen, la tradition veut qu'un enseignant transmette à un moment ou à un autre son "Dharma" à son disciple. Cette transmission est attestée par un document formel appelé Shiho.
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  • Dharma transmission
  • Dharma-Übertragung
  • Shiho
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