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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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Anabotei (Ānabodhi/Ashvaghoṣa 阿那菩提, 馬鳴)

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

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

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  1. 13Anabotei (Ānabodhi/Ashvaghoṣa 阿那菩提, 馬鳴)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 12 · Memyôtraditional lineage
  2. 12Funayasha (Puṇyayashas 富那夜奢)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 11 · Funayashatraditional lineage
  3. 11Barishiba (Pārshva 婆栗濕婆, 脅尊者)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 10 · Kyôtraditional lineage
  4. 10Fudamitta (Buddhamitra 浮陀密多, 佛陀密多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 9 · Fudamitsutatraditional lineage
  5. 09Butsudanandai (Buddhanandi 浮陀難提, 佛陀難提)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 8 · Buddhanandaitraditional lineage
  6. 08Bashumitsu (Vasumitra 婆須密)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 7 · Bashumitsutatraditional lineage
  7. 07Mishaka (Micchaka/Mishaka 彌遮迦)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 6 · Mishakatraditional lineage
  8. 06Daitaka (Dhrtaka/Dhītika 提多迦)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 5 · Daitakatraditional lineage
  9. 05Ubakikuta (Upagupta 優婆掬多)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 4 · Ubakikutatraditional lineage
  10. 04Shōnawashu (Shanakavāsa/Shānavāsin 商那和修)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 3 · Shônawashutraditional lineage
  11. 03Ananda (Ānanda 阿難陀)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 2 · Anandatraditional lineage
  12. 02Makakashō (Mahākāshyapa 摩訶迦葉)Dates not yet recordedDenkoroku · Ancestor 1 · MahakashyapaDenkoroku lineage
  13. 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. Rasan Genma→Toshu Zenchu, Nantembo, Byakugai-kutsulisted under lineage parent · relationship type requires editorial review · 1 source claim
  2. Sonnō Shūeki→[芳] Menzan Zuihōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  3. Jack Duffy→Carlos Abusaid Eliastransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  4. Sosan Genkyō→Rasan Genmalineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  5. Carlo Zendo Tetsugen Serra→Libor Tenryu Daiman Veselytransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  6. Suigan Bunshu→Kanshū Genseilineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  7. Tenan Zenshuku→Hakuō Chōdenlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  8. Kōzan Zenchi→Tenan Zenshukulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  9. Sekitō Kisen→Yakusan Igentraditional lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  10. WEITSMAN Mel Sojun→Kakudo Peter OvertonWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  11. Tōkoku Shūnan→Nisshin Sontōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim · Terebess preferred
  12. Paul Kuzan Genki Kahn→Dennis Doshin Tirchtransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  13. Margaret Bushin Koan Syverson→Todd Banklertransmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  14. Yamada Taishitsu Mumon Tsūsendō→Harada Taigen Shōdōlineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  15. Daikyū Sōkyū→Taigen Sūfulineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  16. Zentatsu Baker→Shosan Gerald WeischedeWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 1 source claim
  17. Ranryū Joshū→Kashū Shōkeitraditional lineage · traditional claim · 2 source claims · Terebess preferred
  18. Charlotte Joko Beck→1374], Anna Christenson [or Christensen? cf. #1322transmitting teacher · machine parsed source code · 1 source claim
  19. Yamada Kōun Zenshin→Akira Soun-ken OndaWikipedia lineage chart · source asserted unverified · 2 source claims
  20. Gautama Buddha→Makakashō (Mahākāshyapa 摩訶迦葉)Denkoroku lineage · traditional claim · 1 source claim