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Jianzhi Sengcan

Also known as Chien-Chih Sêng-ts'an · Kanchi Sôsan · Sengcan

Transmission from
Unknown
Mapped lineage from
Dazu Huike
Born
?
Died
606
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

  • Dazu Huikechan ancestors map teacher student · source asserted map connection
  • Taiso Ekatraditional lineage predecessor · traditional claim

Students and successors

  • Dayi Daoxintraditional lineage predecessor · traditional claim

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

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Citation ledger

Where this record came from

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  1. Jianzhi Sengcan ↗historical book index · table of contents, page 25 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  2. Jianzhi Sengcan ↗romanization crosswalk · romanization table line 95 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  3. Kanchi Sōsan ↗traditional lineage chart node · visible text line 64 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  4. Jianzhi Sengcan ↗pdf lineage entry · page 1, extracted line 14 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  5. Jianzhi Sengcan ↗chan ancestors map node · page 1, ancestor box 2 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  6. Sēngcàn ↗wikipedia lineage chart node · chart table 2, row 5 · retrieved 2026-08-23