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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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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. Langye Huijue→Changshui Zixuantraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  2. Nico/Niko Sojun Tenko Tydeman→Cornelia Gyokushin Wierengatransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  3. Konjin Gaelyn Godwin→Choro Carla AntonaccioDharma transmission · explicit source statement unverified · 1 source claim
  4. Kevin Jiun Hunt→Madeleine Seikai Tacytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  5. Reitan Roryū→Kakujō Tōsailineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  6. Shosan Victoria Austin→Myogen Kathryn StarkWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  7. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Shinshu RobertsWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  8. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Shinshu RobertsDharma transmission · explicit source statement unverified · 1 source claim
  9. Mazu Daoyi→Yanguan Qiantraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Uta Ryō’unn Dreisbachtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. Charles Tenshin Fletcher→Philip Shinko Squiretransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  12. Al Fusho Rapaport→Andy Hoseki Solistransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  13. Hakudō Jurin→Getsudō Kai'inlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  14. Nanta Guangyong→Bajiao Huiqingtraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. Dairin Kanchū→Giun Kōshūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  16. Zuigan Sōseki→Morinaga Daigu Sōkōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  17. Robert Kennedy→Michele Keido Danielstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  18. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→Seishin Arlene LueckWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  19. Tairin Dōkai→Taishun Kandōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  20. Sekisō Soen→Ōryū Enantraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  21. Ryūsan Taimon→Tenzui Hakuryūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  22. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Maria Getsu'un-an Reis-Habitotransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  23. Ruben Habito→Maria Getsu'un-an Reis-Habitotransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Teian Sōbai→Chiku-ō Sōshōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred