Katagiri Transcripts

This website transcribes the dharma talks of Dainin Katagiri Roshi as a reference for the study of Sōtō Zen Buddhism.

Introduction

Talk List

Talk Summaries

Talk Series:

• Awakening of Faith
• Blue Cliff Record
• Diamond Sutra
• Fukanzazengi: Universal Recommendation for Zazen
• Fundamentals of Zen
• Karma
• Mindfulness
• Platform Sutra
• Principles of Practice (Gakudō-yōjinshū)
• Receiving the Precepts
• Shōbōgenzō Bendōwa
• Shōbōgenzō Genjokoan
• Shōbōgenzō Kokyo
• Tiantai Buddhism
• Zen Forms and Ceremonies
• Miscellaneous Talks

Resources:

• Katagiri Roshi’s Zazen Instruction
• Annotated Fukanzazengi

Latest Updates:

• November 10, 2025: Posted draft of “Blue Cliff Record Case 53: Pai Chang’s Wild Ducks”.
• October 20, 2025: Posted draft of “The Awakening of Faith – Talk 10: Time and Ignorance”.
• October 2, 2025: Posted “Shōbōgenzō Kokyo: Form and Mirror – Talk 2”.
• September 13, 2025: Posted draft of “Shōbōgenzō Kokyo: Form and Mirror – Talk 1”.
• August 30, 2025: Worked on The Awakening of Faith talks 1 through 9.

Please note that these transcripts are a continuing work in progress. Corrections and improvements are made on an ongoing basis. Talks are added regularly.

Katagiri Roshi’s talks are used with permission of Minnesota Zen Meditation Center.