Zen teacher wiki · seed edition
Teachers across generations
Explore a growing, source-linked index of teachers, names, communities, and lineage claims. Imported entries remain clearly marked until a human editor reviews them.
- People
- 2,289
- Lineage claims
- 2,204
- Sources
- 172
2,289 matching records
Alan Block
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Alan Eric Kishin Arbiter
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Alan MacDonald
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Alan Marett
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Alan Sanhyō Richardson
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Alasdair Taisen Gordon-Finlayson
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Albert Low
Also: LOW Albert
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Alcalde
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ALCALDE Augusto
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Alexander Daibō Kōjin Biagioli
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Alexandra Mushin Gericke
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Alfred Jitsudō Ancheta
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Alice Cabotaje
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Alladin Jones
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Allan JoAn Tibbetts
Also: Allan M Tibbets, Allan Jo An Tibbetts
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Allison Atwill
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ALTHOUSE Robert Joshin
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Ama Genun-Ken Samy
Also: Ama Samy · SAMY Ama Genun-ken
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Amelie Seikyo Genko Ji Un* An Haffer
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Amy Enhai Yee
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Amy Hollowell
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Amy Kisei Costenbader
Also: Amy D Costenbader · Amy Marie Kisei Costenbader
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Ana Maria Kiun-an Schlüter Rodés
Also: SCHLUETER (SCHLÜTER) RODES ANA MARIA KIUN-AN
Transmission from Yamada Kōun Zenshin
Anabotei (Ānabodhi/Ashvaghoṣa 阿那菩提, 馬鳴)
Also: A-Na-Bồ-Đề (Mã-Minh) · Asyupakosya (Mamyŏng) · Aśvaghoṣa
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Anahi Russo Myozan Garrido
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Ananda (Ānanda 阿難陀)
Also: A-Nan-Đà (A-Nan) · Ananda Buddha (Anan) · Ānántuó (Ānán)
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Andrew (Andy) Hakuju Smith
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Andrew Mason
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Andrew Palmer
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Andrew Sono Tootell
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Andrzej Getsugen Krajewski
Transmission from Tetsugen Bernard Glassman
Andy Hoseki Solis
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angel Kyodo Williams
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Angela Pliske
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Angie Boissevain
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Angie Reed Shinho Garner
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About the data
Built for transparent correction
This seed combines Terebess lineage material, the Ciolek Zen guide, Wikipedia's attributed Zen lineage charts, the American Zen Teachers Association directory, and the Soto Zen Buddhist Association directory. It was retrieved on 2026-08-23.
- Association membership is not certification or endorsement.
- Traditional lineage claims are labeled and are not equivalent to independently established historical fact.
- Living-person status, affiliations, and roles may be stale.
- Canonical identity resolution merges only unique high-confidence name variants; ambiguous candidates remain for editorial review.
- Long copyrighted biographies are preserved only in archived source snapshots, not republished here.
- Terebess is the canonical relationship source when a machine-extracted Terebess claim conflicts with Ciolek or Wikipedia; every lower-priority claim remains in the conflict ledger.