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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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Keido Les Kaye

1933–

Soto Zen · 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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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