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Zen teacher authorization (dharma transmission or inka shomei) is granted within a lineage by a recognized teacher. Korean Seon, Japanese Sōtō and Rinzai, and Chinese Chan all follow lineage-based authorization.
Countries: United States (35) · Japan (8) · France (5) · Taiwan (3) · Germany (2) · South Korea (2) · South Africa (2) · Thailand (1)
Antaiji Monastic Training Notable Hyogo, Japan · Zen Applied Buddhism and Mindfulness Courses (Plum Village tradition) Notable Waldbröl, Germany · Zen Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism (AIAB) Notable Lantau Island, Hong Kong · Zen Bodhi Zendo Zen Training Notable Perumalmalai, India · Zen Buddhist Chaplaincy Training — Upaya Zen Center Notable Santa Fe, NM, United States · Zen Chan (Chinese Zen) Teacher Training Notable New York, NY / Global · Zen Dharma Drum Mountain Chan Teacher Training Notable New Taipei City, Taiwan · Zen Dharma Teacher Ordination Notable Dordogne, France · Zen Eihei-ji Sōtō Zen Monastic Training Notable In-person residential · Zen European Institute of Applied Buddhism (EIAB) Teacher Training Notable Waldbröl, Germany · Zen Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Monastic and Lay Training Notable Kaohsiung, Taiwan · Zen Hwa Gye Sa International Sangha (Korean Seon) Notable International (50+ centers) · Zen Kwan Um School of Zen Teacher Authorization Notable Global (Korea-lineage, HQ in Rhode Island USA) · Zen Musangsa International Seon Center Training Notable Gyeryongsan, South Korea · Zen Myōshin-ji Rinzai Zen Monastic Training Notable In-person residential · Zen Plum Village Lay Dharma Teacher Pathway (Order of Interbeing) Notable International (12 monastic centers + 750+ Order members) · Zen Plum Village Lay Dharma Teacher Training Notable Plum Village, France · Zen Plum Village Mindfulness Teacher Training Notable Thenac, France / Global · Zen Plum Village Mindfulness Teacher Training Notable Dordogne, France / Worldwide · Zen Plum Village Thailand Practice Center Notable Pak Chong, Thailand · Zen Sanbo-Zen Koan Training and Teacher Authorization Notable Kamakura, Japan · Zen Sanshin Zen Community Training Notable Bloomington, IN, USA (Japan-lineage) · Zen Sogenji Rinzai Training Monastery Notable Okayama, Japan · Zen Soto Zen Teacher Training Notable Carmel Valley, CA · Zen Sōji-ji Sōtō Zen Monastic Training Notable In-person residential · Zen Zen Master Training — Rinzai and Soto Lineages Notable Worldwide (Europe HQ: Warsaw, Poland) · Zen Zen Priest and Teacher Training Notable Santa Fe, NM · Zen Zen Priest Training & Dharma Transmission Notable Rochester, NY · Zen Zen Teacher Training Notable San Francisco, CA · Zen Zen Teacher Training Notable Mount Tremper, NY · Zen Born as the Earth Zen Academy (BEZA) — Apprentice Training Cape Town, South Africa · Zen Bukkokuji Sesshin and Resident Training Obama, Japan · Zen Chung Tai Chan Meditation Training Puli, Taiwan · Zen Dharma Teacher Training Escondido, CA · Zen Dharma Teacher Training Batesville, MS · Zen Dharma Transmission & Permission to Teach New York, NY · Zen Jogye Order International Seon Center Programs Seoul, South Korea · Zen Koan Teacher Training Santa Rosa, CA · Zen Monastic Ordination & Training Pine Bush, NY · Zen Priest Ordination & Dharma Transmission St. Paul, MN · Zen Priest Residency & Training Program Omaha, NE · Zen Rinzai Zen Priest Training San Marcos, CA · Zen Rinzai Zen Teacher Training Livingston Manor, NY · Zen Soto Zen Priest Training Multiple US centers · Zen Soto Zen Priest Training & Ordination Minneapolis, MN · Zen Soto Zen Teacher Training Clatskanie, OR · Zen The Dharma Centre — Poep Kwang Sa Robertson, South Africa · Zen Thich Nhat Hanh Retreats — Path to Teaching Blue Cliff, NY / Deer Park, CA · Zen Toshoji International Zen Center Training Shinjo, Japan · Zen Zen Buddhism Teacher Training Rochester, NY · Zen Zen Peacemaker Teacher Training Online / Global · Zen Zen Priest and Teacher Training Worcester, MA / New England · Zen Zen Priest Ordination & Teacher Authorization National City, CA · Zen Zen Priest Practice & Dharma Transmission New Rochelle, NY · Zen Zen Teacher Training New York, NY · Zen Zen Teacher Training Portland, OR · Zen Zen Teacher Training Minneapolis, MN · Zen Zen Teacher Training Brooklyn, NY · Zen Zen Teacher Training Atlanta, GA · Zen Zen Teacher Training Chapel Hill, NC · Zen
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