Dharma transmission
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Dharma transmission (Chinese: 傳法, Chuánfǎ or 印可, Yīnkě, Korean: Inka) is the act of passing the Zen or Chan Buddhist doctrine from a master to student. This one-to-one transmission is said to be traced over 2,500 years back to Gautama Buddha.
It is described by Reginald Ray as the recognition that a student has achieved awakening; realized his or her true Buddha Nature. Since an awakened Buddha realizes the connectedness inherent in all things, it is not "giving" something from the teacher to the student. Instead, it is a recognition that the student has cast off delusion.
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