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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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Anabotei (Ānabodhi/Ashvaghoṣa 阿那菩提, 馬鳴)

Dates not yet recorded

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

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

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The direct path

  1. 01Gautama BuddhaDates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Head Chapter · Shakyamuni Buddha
  2. 02Makakashō (Mahākāshyapa 摩訶迦葉)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 1 · MahakashyapaDenkoroku lineage
  3. 03Ananda (Ānanda 阿難陀)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 2 · Anandatraditional lineage
  4. 04Shōnawashu (Shanakavāsa/Shānavāsin 商那和修)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 3 · Shônawashutraditional lineage
  5. 05Ubakikuta (Upagupta 優婆掬多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 4 · Ubakikutatraditional lineage
  6. 06Daitaka (Dhrtaka/Dhītika 提多迦)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 5 · Daitakatraditional lineage
  7. 07Mishaka (Micchaka/Mishaka 彌遮迦)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 6 · Mishakatraditional lineage
  8. 08Bashumitsu (Vasumitra 婆須密)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 7 · Bashumitsutatraditional lineage
  9. 09Butsudanandai (Buddhanandi 浮陀難提, 佛陀難提)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 8 · Buddhanandaitraditional lineage
  10. 10Fudamitta (Buddhamitra 浮陀密多, 佛陀密多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 9 · Fudamitsutatraditional lineage
  11. 11Barishiba (Pārshva 婆栗濕婆, 脅尊者)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 10 · Kyôtraditional lineage
  12. 12Funayasha (Puṇyayashas 富那夜奢)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 11 · Funayashatraditional lineage
  13. 13Anabotei (Ānabodhi/Ashvaghoṣa 阿那菩提, 馬鳴)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 12 · Memyôtraditional lineage

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. Daman Hongren→Yuquan Shenxiutraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  2. Feiyin Tongrong→Yinyuan Longqilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  3. Robert Joshin Althouse→June Yoshiko Kaililani Ryushin Tanouetransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  4. Renzan Sohō→Motsugai Shidōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  5. Yamahata Daidō Hōgen→Michael Jikai Dōkō Hatchetttransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  6. Ōmori Tekiō Sōgen→Hosokawa Kizan Dōgenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  7. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Teizo Kaku'un-ken NakamuraWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  8. Muin Eiyū→Ippō Sōjunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  9. Gerald (Gerry) L. Shishin Wick→Ilia Shinko Pereztransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  10. Wendy Egyoku Nakao→Ilia Shinko Pereztransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. James Ford→Desmond Keido Gando Gilnatransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  12. Muji Kaijin→Mannen Donkantraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  13. Hozan Alan Senauke→Hokyo Josu Mary DuryeeWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  14. Ryōan Emyō→Mukyoku Etetsulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. Zentatsu Baker→Tenshin Reb AndersonWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  16. Eran Vardi→Yvonne Myogen Varditransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  17. Yamahata Daidō Hōgen→Eric Dokan Battentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  18. Mazu Daoyi→Pangyuntraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  19. Kyoun Bonkō→Sōji Setsusonlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  20. Xita Guangmu→Zifu Rubaotraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  21. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Susan Myōyu Andersen-Palmertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. Maezumi Taizan Hakuyū→Susan Myōyu Andersen-PalmerWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  23. Shugen Geoffrey Arnold→Danica Shoan Ankeletransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Jack Duffy→Madelon Yamane Bollingtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim