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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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Barishiba (Pārshva 婆栗濕婆, 脅尊者)

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traditional Zen lineage · Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart · Denkoroku lineage

11 recorded generations from Gautama Buddha in the shortest connected path.

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  1. 11Barishiba (Pārshva 婆栗濕婆, 脅尊者)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 10 · Kyôtraditional lineage
  2. 10Fudamitta (Buddhamitra 浮陀密多, 佛陀密多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 9 · Fudamitsutatraditional lineage
  3. 09Butsudanandai (Buddhanandi 浮陀難提, 佛陀難提)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 8 · Buddhanandaitraditional lineage
  4. 08Bashumitsu (Vasumitra 婆須密)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 7 · Bashumitsutatraditional lineage
  5. 07Mishaka (Micchaka/Mishaka 彌遮迦)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 6 · Mishakatraditional lineage
  6. 06Daitaka (Dhrtaka/Dhītika 提多迦)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 5 · Daitakatraditional lineage
  7. 05Ubakikuta (Upagupta 優婆掬多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 4 · Ubakikutatraditional lineage
  8. 04Shōnawashu (Shanakavāsa/Shānavāsin 商那和修)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 3 · Shônawashutraditional lineage
  9. 03Ananda (Ānanda 阿難陀)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 2 · Anandatraditional lineage
  10. 02Makakashō (Mahākāshyapa 摩訶迦葉)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 1 · MahakashyapaDenkoroku lineage
  11. 01Gautama BuddhaDates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Head Chapter · Shakyamuni Buddha

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. Eihei Peter Levitt→Kakuichi Kōshin Simon RompréWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  2. Ama Genun-Ken Samy→Johannes "Clear Light" Bodhi Ken Fischertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  3. Bukkai Tenryū→Tengan Donryūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  4. Shunō Zenetsu→Suigan Bunshulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  5. Sekkō Sōshin→Tōyō Eichōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  6. Torin Sushō→Tōyō Eichōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  7. Chikkyo Shōyū→Kishi Ihanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  8. Koan Eshō→Myōan Eisaitraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  9. Dahui Zonggao→Myōan Eisaiindirect traditional path · source asserted generations omitted · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Xuan Huaichang→Myōan Eisailineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  11. Tianyi Yihuai→Yuantong Fashentraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  12. Eugene Fugan Bush→Ekyo Dana TakagiWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  13. Kanja Odland→Karl Kaliskitransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  14. Mikael Sante Poromaa→Karl Kaliskitransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  15. Fusai Zenkyū→Gyokusō Ryōchinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  16. Margaret Bushin Koan Syverson→Laurie Winnettetransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  17. Taigen Sūfu→Tōkoku Sōkōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  18. Joan Halifax→JosŽ Shinzan Palmatransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  19. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Imo Denkei Raul MoncayoWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  20. Bukkan Myōkoku→Butsuan Emyōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  21. Barry Magid→Shaheryar Azhartransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. Roselyn Seiun-an Stone→Garry Camtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  23. Charlotte Amala Wrightson→Kathryn Kanji Shinko Argetsinger (nee Waldfogel #1101)transmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Gessen Ryōin→Kozan Ryōkūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred