Dharma transmission

Lineage of Daishitsu Chisen

12 teachers and ancestors, 3 students and descendants traced through transmission.

Daishitsu Chisen stands 64 generations from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Sōtō line, receiving transmission from Kinen Horyu (d. 1506). The line above runs back through Chuzan Ryoun, Gisan Tonin, Shogaku Kenryu 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 Daishitsu Chisen

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 Daishitsu Chisen

Disciples and descendants of Daishitsu Chisen