Dharma transmission

Lineage of Masuda Zuimyō

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

Masuda Zuimyō stands 76 generations from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Sōtō line, receiving transmission from Shogaku Rinzui. The line above runs back through Hakuho Genteki, Gesshu Soko, Tokuzui Tenrin 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 Masuda Zuimyō

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 Masuda Zuimyō

Disciples and descendants of Masuda Zuimyō