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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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Shayata (Jayata/Shayata 闍夜多)

Dates not yet recorded

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

21 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
  5. 05Ubakikuta (Upagupta 優婆掬多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 4 · Ubakikutatraditional lineage
  6. 06Daitaka (Dhrtaka/Dhītika 提多迦)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 5 · Daitakatraditional lineage
  7. 07Mishaka (Micchaka/Mishaka 彌遮迦)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 6 · Mishakatraditional lineage
  8. 08Bashumitsu (Vasumitra 婆須密)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 7 · Bashumitsutatraditional lineage
  9. 09Butsudanandai (Buddhanandi 浮陀難提, 佛陀難提)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 8 · Buddhanandaitraditional lineage
  10. 10Fudamitta (Buddhamitra 浮陀密多, 佛陀密多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 9 · Fudamitsutatraditional lineage
  11. 11Barishiba (Pārshva 婆栗濕婆, 脅尊者)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 10 · Kyôtraditional lineage
  12. 12Funayasha (Puṇyayashas 富那夜奢)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 11 · Funayashatraditional lineage
  13. 13Anabotei (Ānabodhi/Ashvaghoṣa 阿那菩提, 馬鳴)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 12 · Memyôtraditional lineage
  14. 14Kabimora (Kapimala 迦毘摩羅)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 13 · Kabimoratraditional lineage
  15. 15Nagyaharajuna (Nāgārjuna 龍樹, 那伽閼樹那)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 14 · Ryûjutraditional lineage
  16. 16Kanadaiba (Kāṇadeva 迦那提婆 (提婆), 聖天)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 15 · Kanadaibatraditional lineage
  17. 17Ragorata (Rāhulata/Rāhulabhadra 羅睺羅多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 16 · Ragoratatraditional lineage
  18. 18Sōgyanandai (Saṃghanandi 僧伽難提)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 17 · Sôgyanandaitraditional lineage
  19. 19Kayashata (Gayashāta 僧伽舍多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 18 · Kayashatatraditional lineage
  20. 20Kumorata (Kumārata/Kumāralāta 鳩摩羅多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 19 · Kumoratatraditional lineage
  21. 21Shayata (Jayata/Shayata 闍夜多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 20 · Shayatatraditional lineage

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. Takujū Kosen→Hogaku Sojulisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  2. Kokuho Kaigyoku→Kinshitsu Kaionlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  3. Furukawa Gyodo Taiko→Yasuda Tenzanlisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  4. Tanka Shijun→Chōro Seiryō [Shinketsu ~traditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  5. Wendy Egyoku Nakao→John Daishin Buksbazentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  6. Subhana Gyo Shin, Myo-Un-An Barzaghi→Maggie Seiryu Gluektransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  7. Guan Dōten→Taishū Eihalineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  8. Ketsuzan Tetsuei→Hōshi Sōonlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  9. Myoan Grace Schireson→Myosho Baika Pratt-HeatonDharma transmission · explicit source statement unverified · 1 source claim
  10. Cuiwei Wuxue→Touzi Datongtraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  11. Cecilie Go'En An Lander→Richard Herpstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  12. Takujū Kosen→Gyo'o Gensetsu, Shinkan Jisholisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  13. Xuefeng Yicun→Baofu Congzhantraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  14. Peter Bodhin Kjolhede→Matt Teshin Swegertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  15. Lanny Sevan Keido Sei'an Ross→Matt Teshin Swegertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  16. Zhimen Guangzuo→Xuedou Chongxiantraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  17. Yamamoto Genpō Giyū→Fujimori Kozenlisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  18. Dasui Yuanjing→Kuoan Shiyuanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  19. Senzan Yōshin→Kasan Senkailineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  20. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Ludwigis Kōun-an FabianWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  21. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→Fleet Shinryu Maulltransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. Chō’un Katsusō→Raishū Daishinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  23. Gettei Yōden→Fumetsu Tannenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  24. Charlotte Joko Beck→Ezra Shinkoku Baydatransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim