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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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Lew Richmond

1947–

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

2,204 matching claims

  1. Al Fusho Rapaport→Rick Owentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  2. Sentō Gyōkei [横山行敬 Yokoyama Yukinori]*→Senkū Seigaku [天飛 Amato, Devin]lineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  3. Tankai Shōkei→Kaigan Dōkakulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  4. Karen Terzano→Jani Henttonentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  5. Kizan Genkei→Daiki Keidōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  6. Xueyan Huiman→Wansong XingxiuWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  7. Shūzan Shunshō→Chōzan Gin'etsulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 11 source claims · Terebess preferred
  8. Akira Ji'un-ken Kubota→Gundula Zuiun-an Meyertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  9. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Gundula Zuiun-an MeyerWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  10. Butsumon Sogaku→Gyokujun So-onlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  11. Shōun Hōzui→Shizan Tokuchulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  12. Kakuan Ryōgu→Ryōka Daibailineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  13. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→HARTMAN Blanche ZenkeiWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  14. Yuezhou Wenzai→Zongjing ZongshuWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  15. Guy Gaudry→Cale Morrisontransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  16. Nippō Shōshun→Giten Genshōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 4 source claims · Terebess preferred
  17. Ryushin Paul Haller→Gendo Lucy XiaoWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  18. Shōkai Jikō→Myōshitsu Etōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  19. Joan Halifax→Kodo Noah Roentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  20. Sheng Yen→Zhengyan GuojunWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  21. Gisan Zenrai→Koshu Sotakulisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  22. Harada Daiun Sogaku→see the Harada-Yasutani Line of Zenlisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  23. Kakutan Inshū→Hōzan Shūkyōtraditional lineage · traditional claim · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  24. Subhana Gyo Shin, Myo-Un-An Barzaghi→Paul Maloneytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim