Lineage of Niwa Butsuan Emyō

12 generations above

• Sesso Yuhod. 1576

11 generations above

• Kaiten Genju

10 generations above

• Shuzan Shunsho1590–1647

9 generations above

• Chozan Ginetsu1581–1672

8 generations above

• Fukushu Kochi

7 generations above

• Meido Yuton

6 generations above

• Hakuho Genteki1594–1670

5 generations above

• Gesshu Soko1618–1696

4 generations above

• Tokuzui Tenrin

3 generations above

• Shogaku Rinzui

2 generations above

• Masuda Zuimyō

1 generation above

• Niwa Bukkan Myōkoku1862–1904

1 generation below

• Niwa Rempō Zenji1905–1993

2 generations below

• Gudo Wafu Nishijima1919–2014

3 generations below

• Mike Chodo Cross