Lineage of Parshva
Dharma transmission
Lineage of Parshva
10 teachers and ancestors, 3 students and descendants traced through transmission.
Parshva stands 10 generations from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Indian Patriarchs line, receiving transmission from Buddhamitra (b. -150). The line above runs back through Michaka, Vasumitra, Buddhanandi 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 Parshva
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.