Lineage of Dhritaka
Dharma transmission
Lineage of Dhritaka
5 teachers and ancestors, 3 students and descendants traced through transmission.
Dhritaka stands 5 generations from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Indian Patriarchs line, receiving transmission from Upagupta (b. -250). The line above runs back through Mahakashyapa, Ananda, Shanakavasa 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 Dhritaka
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.