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Zen teacher wiki · lineage explorer

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Begin with a teacher, then follow the recorded path that leads to them. Branches, parallel teachers, and the next generation remain visible around every selected person.

2,289
teachers
2,204
reconciled relationships
172
sources

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WEITSMAN Mel Sojun

1929–2021

American Soto · Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart

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Dairyu Michael WengerWikipedia lineage chartShinchi Linda GalijanWikipedia lineage chartDaijaku Judith KinstWikipedia lineage chartLew RichmondWikipedia lineage chartImo Denkei Raul MoncayoWikipedia lineage chartAngo Sara TashkerWikipedia lineage chartRyushin Paul HallerWikipedia lineage chartZoketsu Norman FischerWikipedia lineage chartMyogen Steve StuckyWikipedia lineage chartRyuge Gil FronsdalWikipedia lineage chartShinshu RobertsWikipedia lineage chartShinshu RobertsDharma transmissionZenki Mary MocineWikipedia lineage chartMaylie ScottWikipedia lineage chartHosho Karen SundheimWikipedia lineage chartHARTMAN Blanche ZenkeiWikipedia lineage chartPat PhelanWikipedia lineage chartRyushin Andrea ThachWikipedia lineage chartTetsudo Ross BlumWikipedia lineage chartBokuren Jake Van AkkerenWikipedia lineage chartKokyo Susan MarvinWikipedia lineage chartHozan Alan SenaukeWikipedia lineage chartYozen Peter SchneiderWikipedia lineage chartYozen Peter SchneiderDharma transmissionFran TribeWikipedia lineage chartMyoan Grace SchiresonWikipedia lineage chartMyoan Grace SchiresonDharma transmissionRev. Karen DeCotisWikipedia lineage chartNyokai Laurie SenaukeWikipedia lineage chartSoshin Teah StrozerWikipedia lineage chartZenshin Greg FainWikipedia lineage chartSokaku Kathie FischerWikipedia lineage chartSodo Ron NestorWikipedia lineage chartIkushin Gerry OlivaWikipedia lineage chartSteve WeintraubWikipedia lineage chartOnzen Robert RosenbaumWikipedia lineage chartJiryu Mark Rutschman-BylerWikipedia lineage chartJiryu Mark Rutschman-BylerDharma transmissionShosan Victoria AustinWikipedia lineage chartEdward BrownWikipedia lineage chartKakudo Peter OvertonWikipedia lineage chart

All relationship claims

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Browse all 2,204 reconciled relationships. Every row keeps the source meaning attached.

2,204 matching claims

  1. Hogen Bays→Jorgen Salzbergtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  2. Randall Eiger→Douglass Fugan Dineentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  3. (祖門) 興道 Sawaki (Somon) Kōdō→Sakai (Eshū) Tokugenlineage tree parent · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  4. Seki Seisetsu Genjō→Seki Bokuō Sounlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  5. Kōzan Kakuryū→Watanabe Gettan Shunryūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  6. Hangzhou Tianlong→Jinhua Juzhitraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  7. Lawson David Sachter→Ken Rosentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  8. Nico/Niko Sojun Tenko Tydeman→Julia Jinne Veldkamptransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  9. Bokugan Shingyū→Kyōgai Sekiranlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Philip Kapleau→Frances Mitra BishopWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  11. Hogen Bays→Patrick Bansho Greentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  12. Huanglong Huinan→Yunan Kewentraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  13. Anton Tenkei Coppens→Anjo Koren Kasmantransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  14. [透山禪徹] Tōsan Zentetsu→[靈庵宗鷲] Ryōan Sōjulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. Jitsuden Sōshin→Kogaku Sōkōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  16. Elaine Koun-An Macinnes→Antonio (Tony) P Perlastransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  17. [祥屋盛吉] Shō'oku Seikichi→Kyūsan Kōtenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  18. Nico/Niko Sojun Tenko Tydeman→Daan Zazenshin Bruin detransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  19. Robert Baker Aitken→Patrick (Pat) Seisho Shin'Un Hawktransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  20. Seisetsu Shūryo→Sei’in Injikulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  21. Harada Daiun Sogaku→Hōryū Ishigurotransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. John Tarrant→Guy Gaudrytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  23. Steven Hagen→Guy Gaudrytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Pia Ichido Jinji Gyger→Peter Ki Gen Widmertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim