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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. Kisan Shōsan→Morin Shihanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 5 source claims · Terebess preferred
  2. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Edward BrownWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  3. Sheng Yen→HuiminWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  4. Yamada Taishitsu Mumon Tsūsendō→(Ikoma) Taikai Dokenlisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  5. Yunmen Yuancheng→Ruibai MingxueWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  6. Yunmen Wenyan→Dongshan Shouchutraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  7. Xuansha Shibei→Luohan Guichentraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 3 source claims · Terebess preferred
  8. Tankai Genshō→Dokutan Sōsanlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  9. Baizhang Huaihai→Baizhang Niepantraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. Yamahata Daidō Hōgen→Mark Hogaku Tognitransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  11. Daiki Jōsen→Zeishin Sōgilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  12. Kengan Zesatsu→Hōkoku Satsuyūlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  13. Dennis Genpo Merzel→Jacqueline Shosui Wellensteintransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  14. Taibai Ehō→Mokudō Esshōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  15. Hanyattara (Prajñādhāra/Prajñātāra 般若多羅)→BodhidharmaWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  16. Nanyue Huairang→Mazu Daoyitraditional lineage · source asserted map connection · 6 source claims · Terebess preferred
  17. Tanouye Tenshin→Kow Roshilisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  18. Gisan Mon’etsu→Iku’ō Dōyōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  19. Yamada Ryōun Masamichi→Arno Shu'Un-Ken Hesstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  20. Mervyn Go'Un Ken Lander→Arno Shu'Un-Ken Hesstransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  21. Zongjing Zongshu→Huanxiu ChangrunWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  22. Philip Kapleau→Michael Danan HenryWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  23. Robert Baker Aitken→Michael Danan Henrytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  24. Sheng Yen→Guo ZhaoWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim