Lineage of Niwa Rempō Zenji

12 generations above

• Kaiten Genju

11 generations above

• Shuzan Shunsho1590–1647

10 generations above

• Chozan Ginetsu1581–1672

9 generations above

• Fukushu Kochi

8 generations above

• Meido Yuton

7 generations above

• Hakuho Genteki1594–1670

6 generations above

• Gesshu Soko1618–1696

5 generations above

• Tokuzui Tenrin

4 generations above

• Shogaku Rinzui

3 generations above

• Masuda Zuimyō

2 generations above

• Niwa Bukkan Myōkoku1862–1904

1 generation above

• Niwa Butsuan Emyō1864–1937

1 generation below

• Gudo Wafu Nishijima1919–2014

2 generations below

• Mike Chodo Cross