禅Lineage

Lineage of Kanzan Egen

Dharma transmission

Lineage of Kanzan Egen

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

Kanzan Egen stands 3 generations from Xutang Zhiyu in the Rinzai line, receiving transmission from Shuho Myocho (1282–1337). The line above runs back through Nanpu Shaoming 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 Kanzan Egen

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

Teachings attributed to Kanzan Egen

Ancestors of Kanzan Egen

  1. 3 generations above

  2. 2 generations above

  3. 1 generation above

Disciples and descendants of Kanzan Egen

  1. 1 generation below

  2. 2 generations below

  3. 3 generations below