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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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Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart

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

2,204 matching claims

  1. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→Eihei Peter LevittWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  2. (瑾英) 穆山 Nishiari (Kin'ei) Bokusan→(大忍) 孝道 Akino (Dainin) Kōdōlineage tree parent · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  3. Wannian Tanguan→Xuean Congjinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  4. Tenshin Reb Anderson→Leslie JamesWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  5. (祖門) 興道 Sawaki (Somon) Kōdō→(黙堂) 泰仙 Deshimaru (Mokudō) Taisenlineage tree parent · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  6. Chōzan Gin'etsu→Fukushū Kōchilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 11 source claims · Terebess preferred
  7. Keido Les Kaye→Jean-Yves Nokai Seijo LeclercWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  8. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→John WileyWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  9. Jochū Tengin→Kisan Shōsanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 5 source claims · Terebess preferred
  10. Gasan Jōseki→Mutei Ryōshōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  11. Kyuho Chisetsu→Takudo Genkilisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  12. Genkai Kingyū→Tantei Genzuilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  13. Elihu Genmyo Smith→Ed Russelltransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  14. Daijū Ryūzon→Hōgan Zensatsulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Toshio Zenyu Hekiun-ken TonoikeWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  16. Sengan Bonryū→Daiki Kyōkanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  17. Zentatsu Baker→Ryuten Paul RosenblumWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  18. Peter Bodhin Kjolhede→Jeanette Jissai Prince-Cherrytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  19. Hongyō Genshū Watanabe→Sogetsu Ryūtan [松本 Matsumoto]lineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  20. Nakagawa Sōen Genju→Stuart Maurinelisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  21. Bokusen Hōgyū→Tetsuō Reibailineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  22. Shōkoku Zenkō→Somon Kōdōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  23. Shōgan Shūrin→Daiun Eizuilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  24. Willigis Koun-ken Jäger→Doris Myoen-an Zöllstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim