Katagiri Transcripts

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

For one good entry point into Katagiri Roshi’s teaching, see the “Fundamentals of Zen” series.

Introduction

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
• Shobogenzo Bendowa
• Shobogenzo Genjokoan
• Tiantai Buddhism
• Zen Forms and Ceremonies
• Miscellaneous Talks

Talk List

Resources:

• Annotated Fukanzazengi

Latest Updates:

• May 3, 2025: Posted drafts of the Principles of Practice series. (Still cleaning these up.)
• April 25, 2025: Posted draft of “Blue Cliff Record Case 50: Yun Men’s Every Atom Samadhi”.
• April 14, 2025: Posted “Annotated Fukanzazengi” – a work in progress.
• March 11, 2025: Posted all drafts in the Bendowa 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.