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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. Gaoan Dayu→Moshan Liaorantraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  2. Roselyn Seiun-an Stone→Jean Wilsontransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  3. Peter Bodhin Kjolhede→Donna Marie Dhara Kowaltransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  4. Tenshin Reb Anderson→Jiko Eijun Linda CuttsWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  5. Tenshin Reb Anderson→Jiko Eijun Linda CuttsDharma transmission · explicit source statement unverified · 1 source claim
  6. Gyokugan Raigyū→Chō’un Katsusōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  7. Fumetsu Tannen→Goun Jitsuonlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  8. Karen Terzano→Joakim Rzepka-Wejakertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  9. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Rev. Karen DeCotisWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  10. Shibayama Bunmin Zenkei→Takayama Taiganlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  11. Surei Darlene Cohen→Sarita Tamayo-MoragaWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  12. Fenyang Shanzhao→Dayu Shouzhitraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  13. Tessa Soshin→Mumon Sokanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  14. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Adachi Houn-an ReikoWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  15. Nyosan Mokuzen→Chūzan Ninkōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  16. Bodhidharma→DàoyùWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 3 source claims
  17. John Daidō Loori→Ron Hogen Greentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  18. Jiko Eijun Linda Cutts→Tova GreenWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  19. Konzan Shusetsu→Shōgen Sengokulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  20. Daidō Hōkan→Reihōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  21. John Tarrant→Daniel Terragnotransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. Gyokusō Ryōchin→Shōkai Jikōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  23. Nico/Niko Sojun Tenko Tydeman→Meindert Musho (Mu Sho) Seiju van der Heuveltransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Shinryō Kyūtetsu→Kakuhō Shūentraditional lineage · traditional claim · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred