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Yuelin Shiguan

Also known as Gatsurin Shikan · Yüeh-lin Shih-kuan

Transmission from
Unknown
Mapped lineage from
Dahong Zuzheng
Born
1143
Died
1217
Source records
5

Tradition labels in the sources

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

Lineage claims

Teachers and predecessors

  • Laona Zudenglineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified
  • Dahong Zuzhengchan ancestors map teacher student · source asserted map connection

Students and successors

  • Wumen Huikailineage list predecessor · source asserted unverified

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. Yuelin Shiguan ↗historical book index · table of contents, page 495 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  2. Yuelin Shiguan ↗romanization crosswalk · romanization table line 214 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  3. Yuelin Shiguan ↗pdf lineage entry · page 3, extracted line 19 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  4. Yuelin Shiguan ↗chan ancestors map node · page 1, ancestor box 178 · retrieved 2026-08-21
  5. Yüeh-lin Shih-kuan ↗wikipedia lineage chart node · chart table 8, row 19 · retrieved 2026-08-23