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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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Shayata (Jayata/Shayata 闍夜多)

Dates not yet recorded

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

21 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
  14. 14Kabimora (Kapimala 迦毘摩羅)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 13 · Kabimoratraditional lineage
  15. 15Nagyaharajuna (Nāgārjuna 龍樹, 那伽閼樹那)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 14 · Ryûjutraditional lineage
  16. 16Kanadaiba (Kāṇadeva 迦那提婆 (提婆), 聖天)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 15 · Kanadaibatraditional lineage
  17. 17Ragorata (Rāhulata/Rāhulabhadra 羅睺羅多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 16 · Ragoratatraditional lineage
  18. 18Sōgyanandai (Saṃghanandi 僧伽難提)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 17 · Sôgyanandaitraditional lineage
  19. 19Kayashata (Gayashāta 僧伽舍多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 18 · Kayashatatraditional lineage
  20. 20Kumorata (Kumārata/Kumāralāta 鳩摩羅多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 19 · Kumoratatraditional lineage
  21. 21Shayata (Jayata/Shayata 闍夜多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 20 · Shayatatraditional 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. Oda Sessō→Sojun Kannonlisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  2. Tettsū Gikai→Keizan Jōkintraditional lineage · traditional claim · 25 source claims · Terebess preferred
  3. William (Bill) Shido Nyogen Yeo→Kelly H. Doman Stevenstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  4. Tensho Zuigen→Daikō Genkalineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  5. Jikō Sobun→Kokuho Kaigyokulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  6. Paul Kuzan Genki Kahn→Kahn (née Jacks) Jocelyn Myoentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  7. Robert Baker Aitken→Marian Morgantransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  8. ANN GEIDO (b. 20 Apr 1954-) GROSSMAN→Karl Kaijun Marshalltransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  9. Michael Danan Henry→Karl Kaijun Marshalltransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  10. Dongshan Liangjie→Longya Juduntraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  11. Charlotte Joko Beck→Larry Jissan Christensentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  12. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Sonia Soni-an PunzalanWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  13. Konjin Gaelyn Godwin→Shinji Mary Carol EdwardsWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  14. Robert (Bob) Walker→Sanderstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  15. Baizhang Huaihai→Wufeng Changguantraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  16. Tōzen Sōshin→Nankei Sōgakulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  17. Shōun Taizui→Kanzan Taiōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  18. Hogen Bays→Dana Koju Hulltransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  19. Ban Tetsugyū Soin→Paul Tesshin Silvermantransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  20. Seitei Genshi→Yorei Iteilisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  21. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Tamara (Tammy) Myoho Gabryschtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. Kanja Odland→Sangen Salotransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  23. Mikael Sante Poromaa→Sangen Salotransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Kaisan Sokaku, Bukoku Myogen→Kyodo Etanlisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim