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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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Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart

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

2,204 matching claims

  1. Sheng Yen→Zhengzhan GuoruWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  2. Tairyū Bun’i→Daigi Sogonlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  3. Niken Sekiryō→Reitan Roryūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  4. Tenshin Reb Anderson→Korin Charlie PokornyWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  5. Yangshan Huiji→Nanta Guangyongtraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  6. Taiga Tankyō→Kōho Genkunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 4 source claims · Terebess preferred
  7. Sosan Echo, Ikegami Shozan Echo→Kendo Uekilisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  8. Taiyo Lipscomb→Hogetsu Laurie BelzerWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  9. Shōrei Sōkin→Shunoku Sōenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Ananda (Ānanda 阿難陀)→Shōnawashu (Shanakavāsa/Shānavāsin 商那和修)traditional lineage · traditional claim · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  11. Sen nō Ekaku→Anshi Senseilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  12. Dorothy Dai-En (Daien) Friedman→Koshin Paley Ellisontransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  13. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→Chris FortinWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  14. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman→Roland Yakushi Wegmuellertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  15. Tetsusō Seidon→Shūkoku Chōshunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  16. Zaichi Keizon→Shungan Kei'itsulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  17. Kyohō Yōshū→Tengan Shunsalineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  18. Bun'ō Zengei→Denshi Rintekilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  19. Dayang Jingxuan→Touzi Yiqingtraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  20. Carlo Zendo Tetsugen Serra→Beníteztransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  21. Tenshin Reb Anderson→Kokuzan Ananda Claude DalenbergWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  22. Dairyu Michael Wenger→Bernd BenderWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  23. Louis Mitsunen Kyōgen Nordstrom→Paul Doshin Cumminstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Shūhō Myōchō→Tettō Gikōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred