Lineage of Nagarjuna
Dharma transmission
Lineage of Nagarjuna
12 teachers and ancestors, 3 students and descendants traced through transmission.
Nagarjuna stands 14 generations from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Indian Patriarchs line, receiving transmission from Kapimala (b. 150). The line above runs back through Parshva, Punyayashas, Ashvaghosha and their predecessors to Shakyamuni Buddha.
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 Nagarjuna
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.