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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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Find any teacher in the directory.

Current viewpoint

Mishaka (Micchaka/Mishaka 彌遮迦)

Dates not yet recorded

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

7 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

All relationship claims

Read the source record connection by connection.

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

2,204 matching claims

  1. Nampo Gentaku→Zōden Yokōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  2. Ryushin Paul Haller→Yakugen Myogan Djinn GallagherWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  3. Keigan Eishō→Chuzan Ryōunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 11 source claims · Terebess preferred
  4. Gekkō Ryōmon→Kōdō Sounlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  5. Hōkoku Jukin→Nenshū Donjutraditional lineage · traditional claim · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  6. Peter Ishin Muryo Matthiessen→Michel Engu "Nocando" Dobbstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  7. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→Michel Engu "Nocando" Dobbstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  8. Shimano Eidō Sotai→Sherry Shinge Rokō Chayatlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  9. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Anne An Tanshin Aitkentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  10. James Ford→Josh Keido Jiyun Munen Rosenthal Bartoktransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. Tetsuzan Shikaku→Kei’oku Teishōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  12. Peter Bodhin Kjolhede→Mikael Sante Poromaatransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  13. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Bokuren Jake Van AkkerenWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  14. Jintei Harold Little→Tendo Stacy WaymireWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  15. Tainō Tetshi→Zengetsu Suiganlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  16. Al Fusho Rapaport→Kevin Smithtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  17. Jikai Taishū→Ryūsan Taimonlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  18. Katherine Thanas→Patricia WolffWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  19. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Taido Richard Christoffersontransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  20. Zentatsu Baker→Zenki Christian DilloWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  21. Zentatsu Baker→Zenki Christian DilloDharma transmission · explicit source statement unverified · 1 source claim
  22. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Nicolee Jikyo Miller-McMahontransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  23. Maezumi Taizan Hakuyū→Nicolee Jikyo Miller-McMahonWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  24. Yamada Taishitsu Mumon Tsūsendō→Kono Taitsu 河野太通listed under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim