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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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Jakusho Kwong

1935–

Soto Zen · Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart

No continuous path from Gautama Buddha is currently present in this dataset; immediate relationships are shown below.

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

2,204 matching claims

  1. Anton Tenkei Coppens→Klopman Gert Zen'etsutransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  2. Ryōzan Enkan→Taiyō Kyōgentraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  3. James Ford→Edward Keido Sanshin Oberholtzertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  4. Tōzan Tanshō→Mukan Gengolineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  5. Daisen Godō→Bokusen Hōgyūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  6. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→Martha DeBarrosWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  7. Rinhō Ryōkyoku→Nichishin Gijūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  8. Koun Ejō→Tettsū Gikailineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 25 source claims · Terebess preferred
  9. Mugaku Chikan→Genkai Kingyūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Willigis Koun-ken Jäger→Bogdan Hi'shin-ken Snelatransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. Pat Enkyo O'Hara→Allan JoAn Tibbettstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  12. Daigen Ikkō→Daidō Hōkanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  13. Ross Bolleter→Chris Barkertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  14. Kogaku Sōkō→Denan Sōkilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. Iyoku Chōyū→Mugai Keigonlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  16. Wuzu Fayan→Foyan Qingyuantraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  17. James Ford→Melissa Myozen Blackertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  18. Ōzan Yōsa→Hakudō Jurinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  19. Katherine Thanas→Tey RobertsWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  20. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Fran TribeWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  21. Jiko Eijun Linda Cutts→Wendy JohnsonWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  22. Fayan Wenyi→Chongshou Qichoutraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  23. Peter Ishin Muryo Matthiessen→Madeline Ko-I Bastistransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→Madeline Ko-I Bastistransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim