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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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Shunryu Suzuki lineage · Soto Zen · Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart

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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