- Shiho
Nihongo|Shihō|嗣法| refers to a series of ceremonies in
Soto Zen Buddhism wherein which a priest receives full ordination—inheriting the dharma from their master and empowered to transmit the precepts and lineage to others. A shiho ceremony can last anywhere from one to two weeks, with the final ceremony consisting of two specific ceremonies. The first is transmission of the precepts from master to student, known as "denkai", where the master confirms that the student has actualized the precepts in their day to day life. [Loori, 228] In this ceremony the student becomes, "the blood of the Buddha."Anderson, xxi-xxii] The second, "denpo", is theDharma transmission ceremony where the student inherits the Dharma and is empowered to transmit the lineage. [O'Halloran, 205] In the "denpo" ceremony, the student becomes an ancestor of the tradition and receives a robe and bowl, among other objects. Also during the denpo ceremony the student receives a Shoshike certificate (which grants them the power to performJukai ) and also the three documents known as the "three regalia of transmission": "shisho" (inheritance certificate), "odaiji" (a diagram symbolizing the Great Matter) and "shodenkechimyaku " (bloodline of Dharma transmission). Following completion of these ceremonies the teacher becomes independent. [Kay, 236] [Spuler, 58]ee also
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Dharma transmission
*Mushi dokugo
*Jukai
*Tokudo
*Zuise References
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