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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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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. Myogen Steve Stucky→Renshin BunceWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  2. Manzan Dōhaku→Chitō Shōgenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  3. Robert Kennedy→Carl Genjo Bachmantransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  4. Joan Halifax→Wendy Dainin Lautransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  5. Soshin Teah Strozer→Laura O’LoughlinWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  6. Daishun Genki→Chōkai Ryōonlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  7. Daiun Eizui→Kanshitsu Tokakulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  8. Yōzan Ryoha→Kyūhō Sosenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  9. Daiyō Sōshun→Ichiō Hōkenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Iida Daiken Tōin Masakuma→Rindō Fujimototransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. Peter Bodhin Kjolhede→Gerardo Gally Thomfordetransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  12. Nakagawa Sōen Genju→Suzuki Sochulisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  13. Mazu Daoyi→Nanquan Puyuantraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  14. Harada Daiun Sogaku→Ban Tetsugyū Soinlineage tree parent · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  15. Egaku Chimyō [淵沢 Fuchizawa]→Ban Tetsugyū Soinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  16. Songting Ziyan→Ningran LiaogaiWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  17. Peter Ishin Muryo Matthiessen→James Daikan Bastientransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  18. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→James Daikan Bastientransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  19. Maezumi Taizan Hakuyū→Gerald (Gerry) L. Shishin Wicktransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  20. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→Gerald (Gerry) L. Shishin Wicktransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  21. Rosetsu Ryūkō→Ungai Kozanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  22. Pat Enkyo O'Hara→Randall Eigertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  23. Cynthia Kear→Koshin Steven TierneyWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  24. Al Fusho Rapaport→Betsy Smithtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim