Lineage of Buddhamitra
Dharma transmission
Lineage of Buddhamitra
9 teachers and ancestors, 3 students and descendants traced through transmission.
Buddhamitra stands 9 generations from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Indian Patriarchs line, receiving transmission from Buddhanandi (b. -150). The line above runs back through Dhritaka, Michaka, Vasumitra and their predecessors to Shakyamuni Buddha.
This line belongs to Indian Patriarchs. Every name below links to that master’s own record, with the sources for each transmission.
Line of succession to Buddhamitra
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.