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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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Daitaka (Dhrtaka/Dhītika 提多迦)

Dates not yet recorded

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

6 recorded generations from Gautama Buddha in the shortest connected path.

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The direct path

  1. 06Daitaka (Dhrtaka/Dhītika 提多迦)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 5 · Daitakatraditional lineage
  2. 05Ubakikuta (Upagupta 優婆掬多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 4 · Ubakikutatraditional lineage
  3. 04Shōnawashu (Shanakavāsa/Shānavāsin 商那和修)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 3 · Shônawashutraditional lineage
  4. 03Ananda (Ānanda 阿難陀)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 2 · Anandatraditional lineage
  5. 02Makakashō (Mahākāshyapa 摩訶迦葉)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 1 · MahakashyapaDenkoroku lineage
  6. 01Gautama BuddhaDates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Head Chapter · Shakyamuni Buddha

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. Furong Daokai→Lumen ZijueWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  2. Guqiao Zhixian→Jiantang DejingWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  3. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→Sandra Jishu Angyo Holmestransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  4. HARTMAN Blanche Zenkei→Keiryu Liên ShuttWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  5. Arthur Wells→Sean Eiji Lin Un Weavertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  6. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Brigitte D'Ortschytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  7. Yasutani Hakuun Ryōkō→Brigitte D'Ortschylineage tree parent · source asserted unverified · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  8. Yunan Puyan→Xutang Zhiyulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  9. Tōyō Eichō→Taiga Tankyōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 4 source claims · Terebess preferred
  10. Fenping Zhaoci→Dejun ZijueWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  11. Meiji Tony Patchell→Ava StantonWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  12. Robert Baker Aitken→Rolf Jushin Kokusho Ko' Un* Ken Drostentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  13. Willigis Koun-ken Jäger→Rolf Jushin Kokusho Ko' Un* Ken Drostentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  14. Dongshan Liangjie→Yuezhou Qianfengtraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Pat PhelanWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  16. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Ryushin Andrea ThachWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  17. Robert Kennedy→Paul Seiko Schuberttransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  18. Ann Ankai Wagner→Thomas Kian Senegetotransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  19. Robert Baker Aitken→Pia Ichido Jinji Gygertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  20. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→Pia Ichido Jinji Gygertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  21. Robert Baker Aitken→Ross Bolletertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. John Tarrant→Ross Bolletertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  23. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Charles Tenshin Fletchertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Maezumi Taizan Hakuyū→Charles Tenshin FletcherWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims