Lineage of Mahakashyapa
Dharma transmission
Lineage of Mahakashyapa
1 teachers and ancestors, 3 students and descendants traced through transmission.
Mahakashyapa received transmission from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Indian Patriarchs line.
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 Mahakashyapa
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.
- Shakyamuni Buddha
- Mahakashyapa