Lineage of Punyayashas
Dharma transmission
Lineage of Punyayashas
11 teachers and ancestors, 3 students and descendants traced through transmission.
Punyayashas stands 11 generations from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Indian Patriarchs line, receiving transmission from Parshva (b. -50). The line above runs back through Vasumitra, Buddhanandi, Buddhamitra 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 Punyayashas
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.