Dharma transmission

Lineage of Shūyū Narita

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

Shūyū Narita stands 83 generations from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Sōtō line, receiving transmission from Kodo Sawaki (1880–1965). The line above runs back through Ungai Kozan, Shoryu Koho, Sawada Zenko and their predecessors to Shakyamuni Buddha.

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

Line of succession to Shūyū Narita

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.

Ancestors of Shūyū Narita