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Lineage of Suizhou Daoyuan

Dharma transmission

Lineage of Suizhou Daoyuan

12 teachers and ancestors, 1 students and descendants traced through transmission.

Suizhou Daoyuan stands 38 generations from Shakyamuni Buddha in the Early Chan line, receiving transmission from Shengshou Nanyin. The line above runs back through Zizhou Chuji, Jingzhong Wuxiang, Jingzhong Shenhui and their predecessors to Shakyamuni Buddha.

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

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Line of succession to Suizhou Daoyuan

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.

  1. 1. Shakyamuni Buddha-563–-483
  2. 2. Mahakashyapab. -450
  3. 3. Anandab. -450
  4. 4. Shanakavasab. -450
  5. 5. Upaguptab. -250
  6. 6. Dhritakab. -250
  7. 7. Michakab. -250
  8. 8. Vasumitrab. -150
  9. 9. Buddhanandib. -150
  10. 10. Buddhamitrab. -150
  11. 11. Parshvab. -50
  12. 12. Punyayashasb. -50
  13. 13. Ashvaghosha80–150
  14. 14. Kapimalab. 150
  15. 15. Nagarjuna150–250
  16. 16. Aryadeva170–270
  17. 17. Rahulatab. 250
  18. 18. Sanghanandib. 250
  19. 19. Gayashatab. 250
  20. 20. Kumaratab. 350
  21. 21. Jayatab. 350
  22. 22. Vasubandhu316–396
  23. 23. Manorhitab. 350
  24. 24. Haklenab. 350
  25. 25. Simhab. 450
  26. 26. Vasasitab. 450
  27. 27. Punyamitrab. 450
  28. 28. Prajnatarab. 450
  29. 29. Bodhidharmad. 536
  30. 30. Dazu Huike487–593
  31. 31. Jianzhi Sengcand. 606
  32. 32. Dayi Daoxin580–651
  33. 33. Daman Hongren602–675
  34. 34. Zizhou Zhishen609–702
  35. 35. Zizhou Chuji669–736
  36. 36. Jingzhong Wuxiang684–762
  37. 37. Jingzhong Shenhui720–794
  38. 38. Shengshou Nanyin
  39. 39. Suizhou Daoyuan

Ancestors of Suizhou Daoyuan

  1. 12 generations above

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  12. 1 generation above

Disciples and descendants of Suizhou Daoyuan

  1. 1 generation below