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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. Hakuin Ekaku→Gasan Jitōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 7 source claims · Terebess preferred
  2. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→Francisco Genkoji "Paco" Lugoviña (Lugovina)transmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  3. Ungai Kozan→Shōryū Kōhōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  4. Yōsō Sōi→Shunpo Sōkilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  5. Hakuin Ekaku→Reigen Etolisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  6. Maezumi Taizan Hakuyū→Tetsugen Bernard Glassmanterebess teacher profile dharma heir · source asserted unverified · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  7. Joan Halifax→Matthew Kozan Palevskytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  8. Charlotte Joko Beck→Kate Myoku Watson-Forbesstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  9. Daisetsu Jō’en→Ogino Dokuen, Doku'en Joju, Dokun Joshulisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  10. Paul Kuzan Genki Kahn→Yves Keichi Calderonetransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. Ichishū Shō’i→Kenshitsu Jichōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  12. Tsūgen Jakurei→Sekioku Shinryōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  13. Peter Bodhin Kjolhede→Robert Goldmantransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  14. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Nyokai Laurie SenaukeWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  15. Steve Weintraub→Nyokai Laurie SenaukeWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  16. Foyan Qingyuan→Zhuan Shiguitraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  17. Harada Daiun Sogaku→Nishiwaki Etsudotransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  18. Wuzhun Shifan→Xueyan Zuqinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  19. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Soshin Teah StrozerWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  20. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→Shokan Jordan ThornWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  21. Hosho Peter Coyote→Kugaku Richard LaublyWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  22. Shingan Genshō→Gōhō Dōtetsulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  23. Mazu Daoyi→Mayu Baochetraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  24. Onzan Ryōkyō→Kanzan Gihōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred