Katagiri Transcripts
This website transcribes the dharma talks of Dainin Katagiri Roshi as a reference for the study of Sōtō Zen Buddhism. These transcripts are a continuing work in progress: talks are added regularly, and corrections and improvements are made on an ongoing basis. Katagiri Roshi’s talks are used with permission of Minnesota Zen Meditation Center.
Dōgen Studies
- Introduction to Dōgen Studies
- Bendōwa: A Talk on Pursuing the Way
- Fukanzazengi: Universal Recommendation for Zazen
- Gakudō-yōjinshū: Principles of Practice
- Genjokoan
- Kokyo: The Ancient Mirror
- Mindfulness: from Sanjūshichi-bon-bodai-bunpō, “Thirty-Seven Factors of Bodhi (Awareness)”
- Other Dōgen Fascicles
Other Topics
- Awakening of Faith
- Blue Cliff Record
- Diamond Sutra
- Karma
- Platform Sutra
- Receiving the Precepts
- Tiantai Buddhism
- Zen Forms and Ceremonies
- Miscellaneous Talks
Latest Updates
- February 17, 2026: I’m reorganizing the homepage around a “Dōgen Studies” section. Please be aware that this work will going on for a long time.
- January 29, 2026: Posted the rest of the 1988 series on the Precepts.
- January 17, 2026: Posted draft of “Lay Ordination Lecture (2nd Series, 2 of 3): The Need and Way of Repentance”
- December 9, 2025: Posted draft of “Blue Cliff Record Case 87: Medicine and Disease Subdue Each Other – Talk 1” and “Blue Cliff Record Case 87: Medicine and Disease Subdue Each Other – Talk 2”.
- 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”.