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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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Lew Richmond

1947–

Sōtō 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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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. David Dohi Shoji Keizan Scott→Tim Zenki Steeltransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  2. Ryushin Paul Haller→Mako VoelkelWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  3. Miura Jōten Sōkō→Sasaki Kyōzan Jōshūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  4. MONIKA SEIRYO GENMITSU TARA-SINGER KAHN (née Brunner)→Kai-Uwe Juushin Trollmantransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  5. Daitaka (Dhrtaka/Dhītika 提多迦)→Mishaka (Micchaka/Mishaka 彌遮迦)traditional lineage · traditional claim · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  6. Nakamura Kyōsan Taiyū→Miura Jitō Isshūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  7. Sekisō Tesshū→Ryukō Ryōshūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  8. Ensan Genmyō→Mugaku Chikanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  9. Ekkei Shuken→Jinjo Sozenlisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  10. Yunmen Wenyan→Fengxian Daoshentraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  11. Taigen Sōshin→Baizan Monponlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 8 source claims · Terebess preferred
  12. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→Susan MoonWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  13. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Myoan Grace SchiresonWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  14. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Myoan Grace SchiresonDharma transmission · explicit source statement unverified · 1 source claim
  15. Furyu Nancy Schroeder→Hakusho Johan OstlundWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  16. Rasan Genma→Tōjū Zenchūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  17. Melissa Myozen Blacker→Fitzgerald Diane Ryūdō Shōshintransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  18. Tanouye Tenshin→Honda Roshilisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  19. Jingzhong Wuxiang→Jingzhong Shenhuitraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  20. Anne Seisen Saunders→Bobby Chowa Wernertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  21. Taigan Sōbai→Kensō Jōshunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  22. Shimano Eidō Sotai→Marinello, Genjo Kokanlisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  23. Daishitsu Sokyū→Shingan Genshōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  24. Robert Baker Aitken→Alcaldetransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim