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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. Rolf Jushin Kokusho Ko' Un* Ken Drosten→Burkard Doshin Daiboku Gyo Un* Ken Zilltransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  2. Wendy Egyoku Nakao→Tom Dharma-Joy Reicherttransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  3. Paul Kuzan Genki Kahn→Ann Ankai Wagnertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  4. Kosho McCall→Jared MichaelsWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  5. Daichū Reijō→Nan'ō Ryōkunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  6. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Paul Kuzan Genki Kahntransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  7. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→Paul Kuzan Genki Kahntransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  8. Jay Weik→Karen Ryudo Do'on Weiktransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  9. Melissa Myozen Blacker→Karen Ryudo Do'on Weiktransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  10. Paul Kisho Stern→Hansen Eileen Toshintransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. Yamada Taishitsu Mumon Tsūsendō→Jyogi Taikanlisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  12. Genan Shushin→[透山禪徹] Tōsan Zentetsulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  13. Jochū Tengin→Sekisō Enchūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  14. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Niklaus Goun-ken Jinshu BrantschenWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 3 source claims
  15. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→Niklaus Goun-ken Jinshu Brantschentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 2 source claims
  16. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Nancy Genshin Gabryschtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  17. Edward Brown→Kyosho Valorie BeerWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  18. Kanshu Joō→Nan ō Shunshōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  19. Kihaku Zuibō→Daiyō Sōshunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  20. Senshū Donkō→Fuden Gentotsulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  21. Carlo Zendo Tetsugen Serra→Rosa Myonen Rajatransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. Jack Duffy→Jana Genmyo Kyoku'un Ken Zeedyktransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  23. Niyama Shoshun→Jana Genmyo Kyoku'un Ken Zeedyktransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Niken Sekiryō→Genrō Ōryūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred