Lineage of Shakyamuni Buddha — Zen Lineage

Dharma transmission

Lineage of Shakyamuni Buddha

0 teachers and ancestors, 3 students and descendants traced through transmission.

This line belongs to Indian Patriarchs. Every name below links to that master’s own record, with the sources for each transmission.

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Teachings attributed to Shakyamuni Buddha

Be a Lamp Unto Yourselfproverb
Buddha Twirls a Flowerkoan
Empty-Handed, I Hold the Hoeproverb
Follow the Path, Become the Masterproverb
Let Go, or Be Draggedproverb
No Snowflake in the Wrong Placeproverb
Not Thinking About Anything Is Zenproverb
Seek What They Soughtproverb
Sitting Quietly, Spring Comesproverb
The Finger Pointing at the Moonproverb
The Girl Comes Out From Meditationkoan
The Obstacle Is the Pathproverb
The Old Pondproverb
The Place You Need to Beproverb
The Ten Thousand Things Return to the Oneproverb
Things Are Just as They Areproverb
When Hungry, Eatproverb
When Walking, Just Walkproverb
When You Reach the Top, Keep Climbingproverb
Zen on the Mountaintopsproverb

Disciples and descendants of Shakyamuni Buddha

1 generation below
- Mahakashyapab. -450
2 generations below
- Anandab. -450
3 generations below
- Shanakavasab. -450