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Lineage of Giten Gensho

Dharma transmission

Lineage of Giten Gensho

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

Giten Gensho stands 7 generations from Xutang Zhiyu in the Rinzai line, receiving transmission from Nippo Soshun (1367–1448). The line above runs back through Kanzan Egen, Juo Sohitsu, Muin Soin and their predecessors to Xutang Zhiyu.

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

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Line of succession to Giten Gensho

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.

  1. 1. Xutang Zhiyu1185–1269
  2. 2. Nanpu Shaoming
  3. 3. Shuho Myocho1282–1337
  4. 4. Kanzan Egen1277–1360
  5. 5. Juo Sohitsu1296–1380
  6. 6. Muin Soin1326–1410
  7. 7. Nippo Soshun1367–1448
  8. 8. Giten Gensho

Ancestors of Giten Gensho

  1. 7 generations above

  2. 6 generations above

  3. 5 generations above

  4. 4 generations above

  5. 3 generations above

  6. 2 generations above

  7. 1 generation above

Disciples and descendants of Giten Gensho

  1. 1 generation below

  2. 2 generations below

  3. 3 generations below