Dharma transmission

Lineage of Kinen Horyu

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

Kinen Horyu stands 63 generations from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Sōtō line, receiving transmission from Shogaku Kenryu (d. 1485). The line above runs back through Keigan Eisho, Chuzan Ryoun, Gisan Tonin 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 Kinen Horyu

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 Kinen Horyu

Disciples and descendants of Kinen Horyu