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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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Steve Weintraub

1947–

Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart

No continuous path from Gautama Buddha is currently present in this dataset; immediate relationships are shown below.

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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. Harada Daisetsu Tangen→Zbigniew (Zbyszek) Genpo Plutatransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  2. William (Bill) Shido Nyogen Yeo→Ed Kenzan Mokunin Levintransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  3. Steven Ray Grant→Jo Eryū Jōkō Wunderlytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  4. Ama Genun-Ken Samy→Olaf Muyōju Bodhi Ken Strelcyktransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  5. Sōhan Genhō→Yamamoto Genpō Giyūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  6. Shoushan Xingnian→Shexian Guixingtraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  7. Ryōka Daibai→Ungan Guhakulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  8. Kaigan Dōkaku→Tōkoku Dō’eilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  9. Zhimen Guangzuo→Jiufeng Qintraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Paul Kuzan Genki Kahn→Joanne Kyouji Cacciatoretransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. Willem Kando Kaishin Muishitsu Scheepers→Daniël Gerard Mitra Jansentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  12. Francisco Genkoji "Paco" Lugoviña (Lugovina)→Craig Daiken Nelsontransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  13. Myōkoku Bunsatsu→Tōkoku Shūnanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  14. Shugen Geoffrey Arnold→Ron Hogen Greeentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  15. Nan'ei Kenshū→Kokai Chūsanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  16. Daichū Bunki→Chōko Bungeilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  17. Yamahata Daidō Hōgen→Peter Genjo Bruzatransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  18. Yamada Ryōun Masamichi→Cornelius von Collandetransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  19. Willigis Koun-ken Jäger→Cornelius von Collandetransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  20. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→Cornelius von Collandetransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  21. Alfred Jitsudō Ancheta→Carol Myoshin Bruce-Fritztransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. Joan Halifax→James Edwin Fushin Bristoltransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  23. Willigis Koun-ken Jäger→Klaus Wanslebentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Katherine Thanas→Susan McDonaldWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim