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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. Kan’ei Hin’etsu→Yōzan Genshōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  2. Sheng Yen→Guo GoangWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  3. Linji Yixuan→Baoshou Yanzhaotraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  4. Seido Eko→Myoho Genjitsulisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  5. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Al Fusho Rapaporttransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  6. Jules Shuzen Harris→Al Fusho Rapaporttransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  7. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Michel Genko Duboistransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  8. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→Michel Genko Duboistransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  9. Sokai Shinryū→Honshū Shigenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Shitetsu Shoun-ken SendoWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  11. Paul Kuzan Genki Kahn→Wolfgang Okami Schmachtenbergtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  12. Hozan Alan Senauke→Juen Ryushin Friederike BoissevainWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  13. Robert Kennedy→Inge Eigen von Wobeser-Hopfnertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  14. Yantou Quanhuo→Luoshan Daoxiantraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. Poan Jingdeng→Guqiao ZhixianWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  16. Arthur Wells→Alladin Jonestransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  17. Subhana Gyo Shin, Myo-Un-An Barzaghi→Alladin Jonestransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  18. Kaidō Jakuryō→Taikyō Denshūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  19. Kasan Genku→Shaku Kaikōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  20. Hakuin Ekaku→Zenso Tenkeilisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  21. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→Do-On Robert ThomasWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  22. Deshan Xuanjian→Yantou Quanhuotraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  23. Mukan Gengo→Hakuun Engyōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  24. Robert G Joyner→Steve Wiggtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim