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:

• Katagiri Roshi’s Zazen Instruction
• Annotated Fukanzazengi

Latest Updates:

• August 25, 2025: Worked on The Awakening of Faith talks 1 through 6.
• August 21, 2025: Posted “Blue Cliff Record Case 52: Chao Chou Lets Asses Cross, Lets Horses Cross – Talk 2”.
• August 19, 2025: Posted “Blue Cliff Record Case 52: Chao Chou Lets Asses Cross, Lets Horses Cross – Talk 1”.
• August 1, 2025: Posted “Katagiri Roshi’s Zazen Instruction”.
• 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.

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.