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
• Tiantai Buddhism
• Zen Forms and Ceremonies
• Miscellaneous Talks

Resources:

• Annotated Fukanzazengi

Latest Updates:

• June 22, 2025: Posted “Blue Cliff Record Case 51: Hsueh Feng’s What Is It? – Talk 1” and “Blue Cliff Record Case 51: Hsueh Feng’s What Is It? – Talk 2”.
• May 27, 2025: Revised “Fukanzazengi: Dōgen’s Universal Recommendation for Zazen – Talk 1”. Updated “Annotated Fukanzazengi”. Reinstated the Talk Summaries page.
• May 14, 2025: Updated the Introduction.
• May 11, 2025: Updated drafts of the Principles of Practice series.

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

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