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Myōan Eisai

Also known as (9th Generation · Eisai · Huanglong Branch) · Ming-an Jung-hsi · Mingan Rongxi

Transmission from
Unknown
Mapped lineage from
Dahui Zonggao (generations omitted)
Born
1141
Died
1215
Source records
6

Tradition labels in the sources

  • Chan / Zen ancestor lineage map
  • Chinese Chan
  • Rinzai Zen
  • traditional Zen lineage
  • Wikipedia attributed Zen lineage chart

Lineage claims

Teachers and predecessors

  • Koan Eshōtraditional lineage predecessor · traditional claim
  • Dahui Zonggaochan ancestors map indirect path · source asserted generations omitted
  • Xuan Huaichanglineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified

Students and successors

Relationship labels preserve the meaning used by each source; they are not automatically equivalent to Dharma transmission.

Communities and resources

Affiliations listed by sources

No organization affiliation is present in the seed sources.

Further reading

No additional resource link is present.

Citation ledger

Where this record came from

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  1. Mingan Rongxi ↗romanization crosswalk · romanization table line 127 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  2. Myōan Eisai ↗traditional lineage chart node · visible text line 147 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  3. Myōan Eisai ↗pdf lineage entry · page 1, extracted line 37 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  4. Myôan Eisai ↗chan ancestors map node · page 1, ancestor box 173 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  5. Eisai ↗wikipedia lineage chart node · chart table 10, row 19 · retrieved 2026-08-23
  6. Eisai ↗wikipedia lineage chart node · chart table 11, row 3 · retrieved 2026-08-23