Lineage of Shuho Myocho
Dharma transmission
Lineage of Shuho Myocho
2 teachers and ancestors, 6 students and descendants traced through transmission.
Shuho Myocho stands 2 generations from Xutang Zhiyu in the Rinzai line, receiving transmission from Nanpu Shaoming. The line above runs back through to Xutang Zhiyu.
This line belongs to Rinzai. Every name below links to that master’s own record, with the sources for each transmission.
Line of succession to Shuho Myocho
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.
- Xutang Zhiyu
- Nanpu Shaoming
- Shuho Myocho