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
(As with the whole site, this section is under construction.)
- 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”.