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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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Barishiba (Pārshva 婆栗濕婆, 脅尊者)

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traditional Zen lineage · Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart · Denkoroku lineage

11 recorded generations from Gautama Buddha in the shortest connected path.

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  1. 11Barishiba (Pārshva 婆栗濕婆, 脅尊者)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 10 · Kyôtraditional lineage
  2. 10Fudamitta (Buddhamitra 浮陀密多, 佛陀密多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 9 · Fudamitsutatraditional lineage
  3. 09Butsudanandai (Buddhanandi 浮陀難提, 佛陀難提)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 8 · Buddhanandaitraditional lineage
  4. 08Bashumitsu (Vasumitra 婆須密)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 7 · Bashumitsutatraditional lineage
  5. 07Mishaka (Micchaka/Mishaka 彌遮迦)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 6 · Mishakatraditional lineage
  6. 06Daitaka (Dhrtaka/Dhītika 提多迦)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 5 · Daitakatraditional lineage
  7. 05Ubakikuta (Upagupta 優婆掬多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 4 · Ubakikutatraditional lineage
  8. 04Shōnawashu (Shanakavāsa/Shānavāsin 商那和修)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 3 · Shônawashutraditional lineage
  9. 03Ananda (Ānanda 阿難陀)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 2 · Anandatraditional lineage
  10. 02Makakashō (Mahākāshyapa 摩訶迦葉)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 1 · MahakashyapaDenkoroku lineage
  11. 01Gautama BuddhaDates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Head Chapter · Shakyamuni Buddha

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. Kensō Jōshun→Jisan Eikunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  2. Zoho Bunga, Jinkan Dokusho→Ho'un Genshilisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  3. Pat Enkyo O'Hara→Catherine L Anraku Eishun Hondorptransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  4. James Ford→Lisa Tetsugan Zummachtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  5. Sosan Genkyō→Choshu Genkailisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  6. Yangshan Huiji→Xita Guangmutraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  7. Katherine Thanas→Gotsuzan Robert ReeseWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  8. Sheng Yen→GuojingWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  9. Daishū Anchū→Kōzan Keiryūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Sydney Musai Walter→James Kando Greentransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. Sokai Giun→Kogan Gengilisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  12. Martine Taikai Palmiter→Jan JinKai Garytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  13. Al Fusho Rapaport→David Jitsusan Vititoetransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  14. Daikō Genka→Genan Shushinlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. Tianqi Benrui→Wuwen Mingconglineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  16. Michael Danan Henry→Steve Hughestransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  17. Zoketsu Norman Fischer→Anka Rick SpencerWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  18. Liuchang Wuchun→Jiehang DaxuWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  19. Kashū Sōdon→Ikkyū Sōjunlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  20. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Linda Myoki Ryugo Lehrhaupttransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  21. Al Fusho Rapaport→Linda Myoki Ryugo Lehrhaupttransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  22. Robert Baker Aitken→Donald Irving Stoddardtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  23. Setsuan Jūkin→Koan Eshōtraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  24. Robert Kennedy→Michael Koryu Hollerantransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim