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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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(牛岳) 抱一 Suzuki (Gyūgaku) Hōitsu

1939–

modern Sōtō lineage · 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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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. Harada Daiun Sogaku→Harada Daisetsu Tangenlineage tree parent · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  2. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Jan Chozen Baystransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  3. Maezumi Taizan Hakuyū→Jan Chozen BaysWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  4. Bodhidharma→Taiso Ekatraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  5. (祖門) 興道 Sawaki (Somon) Kōdō→(祖伝) 秀夫 Narita (Sōden) Shūyūlineage tree parent · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  6. Harada Daisetsu Tangen→Nicholas Daigen Kakuji Aalderstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  7. Yamahata Daidō Hōgen→Nicholas Daigen Kakuji Aalderstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  8. Minshū Shushin→Bokugan Shingyūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  9. Hyakujō Ekai→Ōbaku Kiuntraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Kaisō Eibai→Eisan Honkōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  11. Tensen Somyō→Jiki'ō Sōrenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  12. Gimon Ryōhō→Hakuryū Kanzuilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  13. Tenshin Reb Anderson→Zesho Susan O’ConnellWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  14. Kishi Ihan→Dai'an Su'ekilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. Mitchell Doshin Cantor→Wilbur Mushin Maytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  16. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→Kanzan Bruce FortinWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  17. Missan Dōken→Hakudō Kōzenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  18. Mishaka (Micchaka/Mishaka 彌遮迦)→Bashumitsu (Vasumitra 婆須密)traditional lineage · traditional claim · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  19. Yangqi Fanghui→Baoning Renyongtraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  20. Fuzan Senshū→Chikai Jikōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  21. Niklaus Goun-ken Jinshu Brantschen→Anna Myoan Kanzeon Maria Gammatransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. Pia Ichido Jinji Gyger→Anna Myoan Kanzeon Maria Gammatransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  23. Setsugan Dō’en→Kengan Zen’etsulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  24. Katsugen Dōki→Katsuryū Tetsumeilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred