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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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Steve Weintraub

1947–

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

2,204 matching claims

  1. Funyomitta (Puṇyamitra 不如密多)→Hanyattara (Prajñādhāra/Prajñātāra 般若多羅)traditional lineage · traditional claim · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  2. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→Jo Myphon HuntWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  3. John Tarrant→Tess Merridy Beasleytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  4. Charlotte Joko Beck→Barbara Muso Penntransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  5. Tiantong Zongjue→Xuedou Zhijiantraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  6. Morin Zen’ei→Chikudō Egenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  7. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Steve WeintraubWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  8. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→Ingen BreenWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  9. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Onzen Robert RosenbaumWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  10. Louis Mitsunen Kyōgen Nordstrom→Roger Shikan Hawkinstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. Pat Enkyo O'Hara→Sinclair Shinryu Thomsontransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  12. Kumorata (Kumārata/Kumāralāta 鳩摩羅多)→Shayata (Jayata/Shayata 闍夜多)traditional lineage · traditional claim · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  13. Kogetsu Zenzai→Gessen Zen’elineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  14. Zenshitsu Rentō→Zenshō Renmeilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. Xianglin Chengyuan→Zhimen Guangzuotraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  16. Dayi Daoxin→Daman Hongrentraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 7 source claims · Terebess preferred
  17. Tianhuang Daowu→Longtan Chongxintraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  18. Bajiao Huiqing→Xingyang Qingrangtraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  19. David Dohi Shoji Keizan Scott→Colin Shinjo Salmontransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  20. Getsudō Kai'in→Gekkō Ryōmonlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  21. Linda Myoki Ryugo Lehrhaupt→Martina Kaisei Siegwardttransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. Baizan Monpon→Ketsudō Nōshōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  23. Ban Tetsugyū Soin→Kakudō Tessai Yamamototransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Tenshin Reb Anderson→Myo Denis LaheyWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim