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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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Keido Les Kaye

1933–

Soto Zen · 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. Dokuon Jōshu→Banryū Zensolineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  2. Subhana Gyo Shin, Myo-Un-An Barzaghi→Sexton Burketransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  3. Funyō Zenshō→Sekisō Soentraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  4. Reisai Emon→Tokuzui Tenrinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  5. Willigis Koun-ken Jäger→Rene Neudeckertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  6. Shūhō Myōchō→Kanzan Egenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 5 source claims · Terebess preferred
  7. Huanglong Huinan→Huitang Zuxintraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  8. Daido Don'e→To'un Zengilisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  9. Tōzen Sōshin→Yōzan Keiyōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 4 source claims · Terebess preferred
  10. Melissa Myozen Blacker→Robert Ryūdō Tetsumu Waldingertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. Kasan Senkai→Sen nō Ekakulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  12. Philip Kapleau→Albert LowWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  13. Kosen Baidō→Gyakushitsu Sojunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  14. Sosan Genkyō→Gisen Monetsulisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  15. Kanadaiba (Kāṇadeva 迦那提婆 (提婆), 聖天)→Ragorata (Rāhulata/Rāhulabhadra 羅睺羅多)traditional lineage · traditional claim · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  16. Wansong Xingxiu→Xueting FuyuWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  17. Keido Les Kaye→Om Devi ReynoldsWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  18. Philip Kapleau→Lawson David SachterWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  19. Gyokuko Carlson→Domyo BurkDharma transmission · explicit source statement unverified · 1 source claim
  20. Philip Kapleau→Richard ClarkeWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  21. Nico/Niko Sojun Tenko Tydeman→Demmers Jacky Shobogenzotransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. Eihei Dōgen→Koun Ejōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 25 source claims · Terebess preferred
  23. Wendy Egyoku Nakao→Patricia Shingetsu Guzytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Ashida, Shoun-ken OsamuWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims