Dharma transmission

Lineage of Baian Hakujun Kuroda

12 teachers and ancestors, 1 students and descendants traced through transmission.

Baian Hakujun Kuroda stands 82 generations from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Sōtō line, receiving transmission from Guhaku Daiōshō (d. 1928). The line above runs back through Kakujo Tosai, Kakuan Ryogu, Ryoka Daibai and their predecessors to Shakyamuni Buddha.

This line belongs to Sōtō. Every name below links to that master’s own record, with the sources for each transmission.

Line of succession to Baian Hakujun Kuroda

The single line of formal transmission, root first. Where a master had several teachers this follows the one carrying the succession; the fuller set of ancestors is listed below.

Ancestors of Baian Hakujun Kuroda

Disciples and descendants of Baian Hakujun Kuroda