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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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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. Myoan Grace Schireson→Myokaku Jane SchneiderDharma transmission · explicit source statement unverified · 1 source claim
  2. Nanjō Tōkitsu→Shūzan Tōshunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  3. Eisan Honkō→Shōgan Shūrinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  4. Janet Jinne Richardson→Bruce Seiryu Blackmantransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  5. Robert Kennedy→Bruce Seiryu Blackmantransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  6. Louis Mitsunen Kyōgen Nordstrom→Scott Zengen Thompsontransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  7. Charles Birx→Scott Zengen Thompsontransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  8. Senjō Ryōtetsu [横山良哲 Yokoyama Yoshiaki]→Sentō Gyōkei [横山行敬 Yokoyama Yukinori]*lineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  9. Eugene Fugan Bush→Seigen Chuck OverleyWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  10. Xuedou Zhijian→Tiantong Rujingtraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  11. Ungan Soryū→Mossan Taisenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  12. Yamada Ryōun Masamichi→Cecilie Go'En An Landertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  13. Roselyn Seiun-an Stone→Cecilie Go'En An Landertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  14. Zentatsu Baker→Ikkyo Ottmar EngelWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  15. Watanabe Gettan Shunryū→Hongyō Genshū Watanabelineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  16. Harada Daiun Sogaku→Hongyō Genshū Watanabetransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  17. Takayama Taigan→Keidō Genshōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  18. Ruben Habito→Lee Ann Nailtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  19. Tettō Gikō→Gongai Sōchūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  20. Daishun Donryū→Sokai Shinryūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  21. Deshan Yuanmi→Wenshu Yingzhentraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  22. Baika Andrea Heaton (Pratt)→Myoho Joshin John BuschWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  23. Seitei Genshi→Yamaoka Tesshu, Yamaoka Tetsushulisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  24. Manzan Dōhaku→Minshū Shushinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred