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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. Sheng Yen→Guo YiWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  2. Yōzan Chigen→Gettei Yōdenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  3. Kenchū Hantetsu→Daiju Sōkōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  4. Nico/Niko Sojun Tenko Tydeman→Martin Myoki Poltransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  5. Sunyana Graef→Carlos Bodhi Murillotransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  6. Peter Seishin Wohl→Peter Joryu Harristransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  7. Jules Shuzen Harris→John Ango Grubertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  8. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→Daion Gloria Ann LeeWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  9. Tōsui Unkei→Gasan Jōsekilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Rendō Ekō→Gasan Jōsekilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  11. Keizan Jōkin→Gasan Jōsekilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 12 source claims · Terebess preferred
  12. Misha Shungen Merrill→Jill Kakushin KaplanWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  13. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Ikushin Gerry OlivaWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  14. Kōhō Kennichi→Musō Sosekilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. Nenshū Donju→Ikoku Eitekitraditional lineage · traditional claim · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  16. Roselyn Seiun-an Stone→Judy Kennedytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  17. Shoushan Xingnian→Fenyang Shanzhaotraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  18. Shoushan Shengnian→Fenyang Shanzhaolineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 6 source claims · Terebess preferred
  19. Daiun Gentō→Kizan Genkeilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  20. Dai'an Su'eki→Zengan Tōjunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  21. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Peter Choun-ken LengsfeldWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  22. Nanyuan Huiyong→Fengxue Yanzhaolineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 8 source claims · Terebess preferred
  23. Charlotte Joko Beck→Geoff Dawsontransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. John Tarrant→Geoff Dawsontransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim