Lineage of Nguyen Thieu
Dharma transmission
Lineage of Nguyen Thieu
12 teachers and ancestors, 0 students and descendants traced through transmission.
Nguyen Thieu stands 39 generations from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Lâm Tế line, receiving transmission from Linji Yixuan (d. 866). The line above runs back through Mazu Daoyi, Baizhang Huaihai, Huangbo Xiyun and their predecessors to Shakyamuni Buddha.
This line belongs to Lâm Tế. Every name below links to that master’s own record, with the sources for each transmission.
Line of succession to Nguyen Thieu
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
- Ananda
- Shanakavasa
- Upagupta
- Dhritaka
- Michaka
- Vasumitra
- Buddhanandi
- Buddhamitra
- Parshva
- Punyayashas
- Ashvaghosha
- Kapimala
- Nagarjuna
- Aryadeva
- Rahulata
- Sanghanandi
- Gayashata
- Kumarata
- Jayata
- Vasubandhu
- Manorhita
- Haklena
- Simha
- Vasasita
- Punyamitra
- Prajnatara
- Bodhidharma
- Dazu Huike
- Jianzhi Sengcan
- Dayi Daoxin
- Daman Hongren
- Dajian Huineng
- Nanyue Huairang
- Mazu Daoyi
- Baizhang Huaihai
- Huangbo Xiyun
- Linji Yixuan
- Nguyen Thieu