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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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Shōnawashu (Shanakavāsa/Shānavāsin 商那和修)

Dates not yet recorded

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

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

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The direct path

  1. 01Gautama BuddhaDates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Head Chapter · Shakyamuni Buddha
  2. 02Makakashō (Mahākāshyapa 摩訶迦葉)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 1 · MahakashyapaDenkoroku lineage
  3. 03Ananda (Ānanda 阿難陀)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 2 · Anandatraditional lineage
  4. 04Shōnawashu (Shanakavāsa/Shānavāsin 商那和修)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 3 · Shônawashutraditional lineage

All relationship claims

Read the source record connection by connection.

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

2,204 matching claims

  1. Dongchu Denglang→Sheng YenWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  2. Roselyn Seiun-an Stone→Carolyn Sei’un An (Peace-bringing Cloud) Seburntransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  3. David Dohi Shoji Keizan Scott→Stephan Shigetsu Shozan Sundermeiertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  4. Ryukō Ryōshū→Renzan Sohōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  5. Ryōzan Chōzen→Kisshū Genshōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  6. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Charlotte Jigen Juultransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  7. Zenshin Greg Fain→Zenkai Curtis FabensWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  8. Daitan Sōiku→Shitsujun Sōjunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  9. Fenyang Shanzhao→Shishuang Chuyuanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 8 source claims · Terebess preferred
  10. Tokuō Ryōkō→Teizan Genkōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  11. Mokudō Esshō→Meihō Egyokulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  12. Kosho McCall→Colin GipsonWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  13. Teizan Genkō→Reigen Sokōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  14. Kisshū Genshō→Kigai Mon'ōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. Reigen Sokō→Tessa Soshinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  16. Ten’i Do’etsu→Gisan Mon’etsulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  17. Michael Danan Henry→John Edward Hoag Holmgrentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  18. Nanquan Puyuan→Changsha Jingcentraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  19. Niklaus Goun-ken Jinshu Brantschen→Marcel Kyosa Steinertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  20. Pia Ichido Jinji Gyger→Marcel Kyosa Steinertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  21. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Yukiyoshi Zuiun-ken AdachiWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  22. Tekisui Giboku→Ryūen Gensekilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  23. Philip Kapleau→Sunyana GraefWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  24. Myōgaku Rinkaku→Yūzan Geneilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred