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Zen teacher wiki · lineage explorer

See where every teacher sits in the stream.

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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Zoketsu Norman Fischer

1946–

Soto Zen · Sōtō Zen · Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart

No continuous path from Gautama Buddha is currently present in this dataset; immediate relationships are shown below.

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Shinko Rick SloneWikipedia lineage chartMyoshin Kate McCandlessWikipedia lineage chartAlan BlockWikipedia lineage chartDo-On Robert ThomasWikipedia lineage chartJishi Jeff BicknerWikipedia lineage chartAnka Rick SpencerWikipedia lineage chartShinmon Michael NewtonWikipedia lineage chartShudo Chris BurkhartWikipedia lineage chartEihei Peter LevittWikipedia lineage chartJohn WileyWikipedia lineage chartNancy WelchWikipedia lineage chartSeishin Arlene LueckWikipedia lineage chartJames FlahertyWikipedia lineage chartJ. Lee NelsonWikipedia lineage chartJohn Kotatsu Roko BailesWikipedia lineage chartDaigan LueckWikipedia lineage chartKanzan Bruce FortinWikipedia lineage chartNomon Tim BurnettWikipedia lineage chartRinsho Jay SimoneauxWikipedia lineage chartPeter van der SterreWikipedia lineage chartMartha DeBarrosWikipedia lineage chartMick SopkoWikipedia lineage chartSusan MoonWikipedia lineage chartShokan Jordan ThornWikipedia lineage chartSeido Lee deBarrosWikipedia lineage chartTeishin Layla SmithWikipedia lineage chartChris FortinWikipedia lineage chartDaion Gloria Ann LeeWikipedia lineage chartJo Myphon HuntWikipedia lineage chartIngen BreenWikipedia lineage chart

All relationship claims

Read the source record connection by connection.

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

2,204 matching claims

  1. Chikai Jikō→Kakujō Ryōsenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  2. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Daijaku Judith KinstWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  3. Nakagawa Sōen Genju→Shimano Eidō Sotailineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  4. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Lew RichmondWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  5. John Tarrant→Susan Myo Sei (Myosei) Ryu'Un An Murphytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  6. Ross Bolleter→Susan Myo Sei (Myosei) Ryu'Un An Murphytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  7. Gikoku Senshuku→Ranryū Joshūtraditional lineage · traditional claim · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  8. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Shūe Reiun-Ken Usamitransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  9. Chōzan Eiton→Kengan Jaku’eilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Al Fusho Rapaport→Joshua Sunyananda Kojo Paszkiewicztransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. Shishuang Chuyuan→Yangqi Fanghuilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 7 source claims · Terebess preferred
  12. Fujin Zensaku→Kōzan Zenchilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  13. Gakushū Sonitsu→[可山投悦 / 可山叟 悦] Kasan Tōetsulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  14. Joan Halifax→Genzan Quennelltransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  15. Soku'ō Eiman→Tenfu Zonsalineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  16. Wuzu Fayan→Yuanwu Keqinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 6 source claims · Terebess preferred
  17. Cynthia Kear→Kosei Cynthia ZieglerWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  18. Tenshin Reb Anderson→Jakujo Gary McNabbWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  19. Xinghua Cunjiang→Nanyuan Huiyonglineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 9 source claims · Terebess preferred
  20. Taiyō Kyōgen→Tōshi Giseitraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  21. Chuanzi Decheng→Jiashan Shanhuitraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  22. Shimano Eidō Sotai→Afable , Jiro Andylisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  23. Tenshin Reb Anderson→Chikudo Jerome PetersenWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  24. Fui Eiryū→Muin Eiyūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred