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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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Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart

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

2,204 matching claims

  1. Maezumi Taizan Hakuyū→Gerry Shishin WickWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  2. Daiei Shunki→Kakusen Shundōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  3. Dairyu Michael Wenger→Jamie HowellWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  4. Dairin Sōtō→Shōrei Sōkinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  5. Daman Hongren→Cizhou FaruWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  6. Joan Halifax→Beate Genko Seishin Stoltetransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  7. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Lida Myoen Kerssiestransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  8. Tenyō Soyū→Tensen Somyōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  9. Shinan Gentatsu→Gekkai Sōjulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Shue Reiunken UsamiWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  11. Subhana Gyo Shin, Myo-Un-An Barzaghi→Justine Mugen Kai Mayertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  12. Kōke Zonshō→Nan'in Egyōtraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  13. Kaji’ura Itsugai→Hasegawa Seikanlisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  14. Gyo'o Gensetsu, Shinkan Jisho→Mannin Gen'i, Jinki Myokanlisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  15. Shaku Tetsuō Sōkatsu→Shigetsu Sōshinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  16. Peggy Sheehan→Catherine (Cathy) Seizan Wrighttransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  17. Nagyaharajuna (Nāgārjuna 龍樹, 那伽閼樹那)→Kanadaiba (Kāṇadeva 迦那提婆 (提婆), 聖天)traditional lineage · traditional claim · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  18. Bashubanzu (Vasubandhu 世親, 天親, 婆修盤頭)→Manura (Manorata/Manorhita/Manothata 摩拏羅)traditional lineage · traditional claim · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  19. Kōkai Keizen→Tairin Dōkailineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  20. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Kathleen Seiun-an ReileyWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  21. Rinzai Gigen→Kōke Zonshōtraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  22. Shaku Kōgaku Sōen→Furukawa Gyodo Taikolisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  23. (祖門) 興道 Sawaki (Somon) Kōdō→Yokoyama Sodō, akalineage tree parent · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  24. Nan'in Egyō→Fūketsu Enshōtraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred