Masters
435 masters
Shakyamuni Buddha
Indian Patriarchs
c. 563 BCE – c. 483 BCE
Mahakashyapa
Indian Patriarchs
5th c. BCE – c. 400 BCE
Shanakavasa
Indian Patriarchs
5th c. BCE – c. 300 BCE
Ananda
Indian Patriarchs
5th c. BCE – c. 400 BCE
Upagupta
Indian Patriarchs
3rd c. BCE – ?
Dhritaka
Indian Patriarchs
3rd c. BCE – ?
Michaka
Indian Patriarchs
3rd c. BCE – ?
Buddhamitra
Indian Patriarchs
2nd c. BCE – ?
Buddhanandi
Indian Patriarchs
2nd c. BCE – ?
Vasumitra
Indian Patriarchs
2nd c. BCE – ?
Punyayashas
Indian Patriarchs
1st c. BCE – ?
Parshva
Indian Patriarchs
1st c. BCE – ?
Ashvaghosha
Indian Patriarchs
c. 80 – c. 150
Kapimala
Indian Patriarchs
2nd c. – ?
Nagarjuna
Indian Patriarchs
c. 150 – c. 250
Aryadeva
Indian Patriarchs
c. 170 – c. 270
Gayashata
Indian Patriarchs
3rd c. – ?
Rahulata
Indian Patriarchs
3rd c. – ?
Sanghanandi
Indian Patriarchs
3rd c. – ?
Vasubandhu
Indian Patriarchs
c. 316 – c. 396
Haklena
Indian Patriarchs
4th c. – ?
Manorhita
Indian Patriarchs
4th c. – ?
Kumarata
Indian Patriarchs
4th c. – ?
Jayata
Indian Patriarchs
4th c. – ?
Punyamitra
Indian Patriarchs
5th c. – ?
Prajnatara
Indian Patriarchs
5th c. – ?
Vasasita
Indian Patriarchs
5th c. – ?
Simha
Indian Patriarchs
5th c. – ?
Dazu Huike
Early Chan
487 – 593
Mahasattva Fu
Early Chan
c. 497 – c. 569
Puti Damo
Early Chan
? – c. 536
Dayi Daoxin
Early Chan
580 – 651
Niutou Farong
Early Chan
c. 594 – c. 657
Vinitaruci
Thiền
? – 594
Daman Hongren
Early Chan
602 – 675
Yuquan Shenxiu
Qingyuan line
c. 606 – c. 706
Jianzhi Sengcan
Early Chan
? – 606
Zizhou Zhishen
Early Chan
609 – 702
Wonhyo
Seon
617 – 686
Dajian Huineng
Early Chan
638 – 713
Cizhou Faru
Qingyuan line
c. 638 – c. 689
Yongjia Xuanjue
Qingyuan line
c. 665 – 713
Zizhou Chuji
Early Chan
669 – 736
Nanyue Huairang
Linji
c. 677 – c. 744
Jingzhong Wuxiang
Early Chan
684 – 762
Heze Shenhui
Qingyuan line
c. 684 – c. 758
Shitou Xiqian
Qingyuan line
700 – 790
Mazu Daoyi
Linji
c. 709 – c. 788
Baotang Wuzhu
Early Chan
c. 714 – c. 774
Jingzhong Shenhui
Qingyuan line
720 – 794
Baizhang Huaihai
Linji
c. 720 – c. 814
Xitang Zhizang
Linji
c. 735 – c. 814
Danxia Tianran
Qingyuan line
738 – 824
Qingyuan Xingsi
Qingyuan line
? – 740
Pang Yun
Other
c. 740 – c. 808
Nanquan Puyuan
Qingyuan line
748 – 835
Tianhuang Daowu
Qingyuan line
748 – 807
Yanguan Qian
Linji
c. 750 – c. 842
Yaoshan Weiyan
Qingyuan line
751 – 834
Damei Fachang
Caodong
c. 752 – c. 839
Daowu Yuanzhi
Qingyuan line
769 – 835
Guishan Lingyou
Caodong
c. 771 – c. 853
Nanyang Huizhong
Qingyuan line
? – 775
Zhaozhou Congshen
Nanyue line
778 – 897
Guifeng Zongmi
Early Chan
c. 780 – c. 841
Longtan Chongxin
Qingyuan line
c. 780 – c. 838
Yunyan Tansheng
Qingyuan line
780 – 841
Deshan Xuanjian
Qingyuan line
782 – 865
Jiashan Shanhui
Qingyuan line
805 – 881
Yangshan Huiji
Caodong
c. 807 – c. 883
Dongshan Liangjie
Qingyuan line
807 – 869
Shishuang Qingzhu
Qingyuan line
807 – 888
Panshan Baoji
Yunmen
? – c. 814
Touzi Datong
Qingyuan line
819 – 914
Guizong Zhichang
Caodong
? – c. 820
Dingzhou Shizang
Qingyuan line
? – c. 820
Xuefeng Yicun
Qingyuan line
822 – 908
Mayu Baoche
Yunmen
? – c. 823
Toui
Seon
? – c. 825
Vô Ngôn Thông
Thiền
? – 826
Yantou Quanhuo
Qingyuan line
c. 828 – c. 887
Xinghua Cunjiang
Linji
830 – 888
Luopu Yuanan
Qingyuan line
834 – 898
Xuansha Shibei
Qingyuan line
835 – 908
Longya Judun
Yunmen
c. 835 – c. 923
Daguang Juhui
Qingyuan line
837 – 903
Caoshan Benji
Caodong
840 – 901
Baizhang Niepan
Linji
? – c. 850
Huangbo Xiyun
Linji
? – c. 850
Wujiu Youxuan
Qingyuan line
? – c. 853
Changqing Huileng
Qingyuan line
854 – 932
Nanyuan Huiyong
Linji
c. 860 – c. 930
Wufeng Changguan
Linji
? – c. 860
Yunmen Wenyan
Yunmen
864 – 949
Linji Yixuan
Linji
? – 866
Luohan Guichen
Qingyuan line
867 – 928
Chuanzi Decheng
Qingyuan line
? – c. 867
Jingqing Daofu
Nanyue line
868 – 937
Changsha Jingcen
Caodong
? – c. 868
Lingyun Zhiqin
Linji
? – c. 869
Cuiwei Wuxue
Qingyuan line
? – c. 870
Zhangjing Huaiyun
Yangqi line
? – c. 880
Gaoan Dayu
Yunmen
? – c. 883
Guishan Daan
Yangqi line
? – c. 883
Fayan Wenyi
Qingyuan line
885 – 958
Muzhou Daoming
Linji
? – c. 888
Tiantai Deshao
Qingyuan line
891 – 972
Baoci Xingyan
Qingyuan line
? – c. 892
Qinshan Wensui
Guiyang
? – c. 895
Moshan Liaoran
Caodong
? – c. 895
Fengxue Yanzhao
Linji
c. 896 – c. 973
Yuezhou Qianfeng
Yunmen
? – c. 897
Luoshan Daoxian
Qingyuan line
? – c. 898
Xiangyan Zhixian
Guiyang
? – c. 898
Jinhua Juzhi
Yunmen
? – c. 900
Sansheng Huiran
Yangqi line
? – c. 900
Tianping Congyi
Qingyuan line
? – c. 900
Yunju Daoying
Caodong
? – 902
Bajiao Huiqing
Caodong
? – c. 903
Qinglin Shiqian
Nanyue line
? – 904
Yongming Yanshou
Qingyuan line
904 – 975
Deshan Yuanmi
Caodong
? – c. 904
Nanta Guangyong
Caodong
? – c. 905
Wang Yanbin
Qingyuan line
? – c. 910
Dongshan Shouchu
Nanyue line
910 – 990
Jiufeng Daoqian
Qingyuan line
? – c. 923
Shoushan Xingnian
Linji
c. 926 – c. 993
Lianhua Fengxiang
Yunmen
? – c. 927
Baofu Congzhan
Qingyuan line
? – 928
Ruiyan Shiyan
Qingyuan line
? – c. 932
Mingzhao Deqian
Qingyuan line
? – c. 932
Zifu Rubao
Linji
? – c. 935
Vạn Hạnh
Thiền
c. 938 – 1018
Cuiyan Lingcan
Caodong
? – c. 940
Cuiyan Kezhen
Linji
? – c. 940
Suizhou Daoyuan
Qingyuan line
? – c. 942
Dayang Jingxuan
Caodong
c. 942 – c. 1027
Fenyang Shanzhao
Linji
c. 947 – c. 1024
Nanyin Shourou
Rinzai
? – 952
Longji Shaoxiu
Qingyuan line
? – c. 954
Baoen Xuanze
Nanyue line
? – c. 960
Heshan Wuyin
Yunmen
? – c. 960
Tongan Guanzhi
Caodong
? – c. 961
Changshui Zixuan
Caodong
c. 965 – c. 1038
Xuedou Zhijian
Caodong
? – c. 972
Guizong Cezhen
Qingyuan line
? – 979
Xuedou Chongxian
Yunmen
980 – 1052
Tongan Daopi
Caodong
? – c. 985
Liangshan Yuanguan
Caodong
? – c. 987
Xianglin Chengyuan
Guiyang
? – c. 987
Shishuang Chuyuan
Linji
c. 987 – c. 1040
Fengxian Daochen
Yunmen
? – c. 988
Fushan Fayuan
Caodong
c. 991 – c. 1067
Yangqi Fanghui
Yangqi line
c. 992 – c. 1049
Tianyi Yihuai
Yunmen
993 – 1064
Huanglong Huinan
Linji
1002 – 1069
Wuzu Fayan
Linji
c. 1024 – c. 1104
Yuantong Fashen
Yunmen
? – c. 1024
Zhenjing Kewen
Linji
c. 1025 – c. 1102
Baling Haojian
Yunmen
? – c. 1025
Baiyun Shouduan
Yangqi line
c. 1025 – c. 1079
Huitang Zuxin
Linji
c. 1025 – c. 1100
Zhimen Guangzuo
Guiyang
? – c. 1031
Touzi Yiqing
Caodong
c. 1032 – c. 1083
Chengtian Chuanzong
Yunmen
? – c. 1038
Furong Daokai
Caodong
c. 1043 – c. 1118
Doushuai Congyue
Linji
c. 1044 – c. 1091
Sixin Wuxin
Yangqi line
c. 1044 – c. 1115
Baoning Renyong
Linji
? – c. 1058
Taiping Huiqin
Linji
c. 1059 – c. 1119
Yuanwu Keqin
Linji
c. 1063 – c. 1135
Danxia Zichun
Caodong
c. 1064 – c. 1117
Foyan Qingyuan
Yangqi line
c. 1067 – c. 1120
Juefan Huihong
Linji
c. 1071 – c. 1128
Zhongyi Hongen
Nanyue line
? – c. 1082
Zhenxie Qingliao
Caodong
c. 1088 – c. 1151
Dahui Zonggao
Linji
c. 1089 – c. 1163
Changlu Qingliao
Caodong
c. 1089 – c. 1151
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Caodong
c. 1091 – c. 1157
Huoan Shiti
Linji
c. 1108 – c. 1179
Kaifu Daoning
Linji
? – c. 1127
Baofeng Weizhao
Guiyang
? – c. 1129
Huanglong Huiji
Linji
? – c. 1135
Poan Zuxian
Yangqi line
c. 1136 – c. 1211
Mingan Rongxi
Yangqi line
c. 1141 – c. 1215
Myōan Eisai
Rinzai
1141 – 1215
Yuelin Shiguan
Linji
c. 1143 – c. 1217
Dahong Zuzheng
Linji
? – c. 1158
Bojo Jinul
Jogye
1158 – 1210
Tiantong Zongjue
Caodong
? – c. 1162
Tiantong Rujing
Caodong
c. 1163 – c. 1228
Wuzhun Shifan
Yangqi line
c. 1178 – c. 1249
Chin'gak Hyesim
Jogye
1178 – 1234
Wumen Huikai
Linji
c. 1183 – c. 1260
Xutang Zhiyu
Yangqi line
c. 1185 – c. 1269
Koun Ejo
Soto
1198 – 1280
Dogen
Soto
1200 – 1253
Enni Ben'en
Rinzai
1202 – 1280
Shinchi Kakushin
Rinzai
1207 – 1298
Ji'an Xin
Yangqi line
? – c. 1208
Xueyan Zuqin
Yangqi line
1216 – 1287
Tettsu Gikai
Soto
1219 – 1309
Gaofeng Yuanmiao
Yangqi line
1238 – 1295
Huyền Quang
Trúc Lâm
1254 – 1334
Trần Nhân Tông
Trúc Lâm
1258 – 1308
Zhongfeng Mingben
Yangqi line
1263 – 1323
Keizan Jokin
Soto
1264 – 1325
Koho Kakumyo
Rinzai
1271 – 1361
Shiwu Qinggong
Yangqi line
1272 – 1352
Gasan Joseki
Soto
1275 – 1366
Musō Soseki
Rinzai
1275 – 1351
Meiho Sotetsu
Soto
1277 – 1350
Kanzan Egen
Rinzai
1277 – 1360
Shuho Myocho
Rinzai
1282 – 1337
Pháp Loa
Trúc Lâm
1284 – 1330
Tetto Giko
Rinzai
1295 – 1369
Juo Sohitsu
Rinzai
1296 – 1380
Taego Bou
Taego Order
1301 – 1382
Gongai Sochu
Rinzai
1315 – 1390
Naong Hyegeun
Seon
1320 – 1376
Keigan Eisho
Soto
1321 – 1412
Muin Soin
Rinzai
1326 – 1410
Bassui Tokusho
Rinzai
1327 – 1387
Chuzan Ryoun
Soto
1350 – 1432
Kaso Sodon
Rinzai
1352 – 1428
Jochu Tengin
Soto
1363 – 1437
Nippo Soshun
Rinzai
1367 – 1448
Shingan Doku
Soto
1374 – 1449
Tessan Shikaku
Soto
? – 1376
Gihwa
Jogye
1376 – 1433
Gisan Tonin
Soto
1386 – 1462
Shugan Dochin
Soto
? – 1387
Ikkyu Sojun
Rinzai
1394 – 1481
Sekko Soshin
Rinzai
1408 – 1486
Senso Esai
Soto
1409 – 1475
Iyoku Choyu
Soto
1416 – 1502
Toyo Eicho
Rinzai
1428 – 1504
Mugai Keigon
Soto
1436 – 1517
Nenshitsu Yokaku
Soto
1440 – 1516
Daishitsu Chisen
Soto
1461 – 1536
Shogaku Kenryu
Soto
? – 1485
Kinen Horyu
Soto
? – 1506
Ian Chisatsu
Rinzai
1514 – 1587
Seosan Hyujeong
Jogye
1520 – 1604
Tozen Soshin
Rinzai
1532 – 1602
Samyeongdang Yujeong
Jogye
1544 – 1610
Huanyou Zhengchuan
Linji
1549 – 1614
Kokei Shojun
Soto
? – 1555
Yozan Keiyo
Rinzai
1559 – 1629
Miyun Yuanwu
Linji
1566 – 1642
Takuan Sōhō
Rinzai
1573 – 1645
Sesso Yuho
Soto
? – 1576
Gudo Toshoku
Rinzai
1577 – 1661
Chozan Ginetsu
Soto
1581 – 1672
Shuzan Shunsho
Soto
1590 – 1647
Ingen Ryūki
Ōbaku
1592 – 1673
Hakuho Genteki
Soto
1594 – 1670
Muchen Daomin
Linji
1596 – 1674
Shido Bunan
Rinzai
1603 – 1676
Gesshu Soko
Soto
1618 – 1696
Bankei Yotaku
Rinzai
1622 – 1693
Tetsugen Dōkō
Ōbaku
1630 – 1682
Shoju Rojin
Rinzai
1642 – 1721
Nguyên Thiều
Lâm Tế
1648 – 1728
Tokuo Ryoko
Soto
1649 – 1709
Liễu Quán
Lâm Tế
c. 1670 – 1742
Mokushi Soen
Soto
1673 – 1746
Gangoku Gankei
Soto
1683 – 1767
Menzan Zuihō
Soto
1683 – 1769
Hakuin Ekaku
Rinzai
1686 – 1769
Gessen Zenne
Rinzai
1702 – 1781
Torei Enji
Rinzai
1721 – 1792
Gasan Jito
Rinzai
1727 – 1797
Sengai Gibon
Rinzai
1750 – 1837
Inzan Ien
Rinzai
1751 – 1814
Takuju Kosen
Rinzai
1760 – 1833
Taigen Shigen
Rinzai
1768 – 1837
Myoki Soseki
Rinzai
1774 – 1848
Nhất Định
Lâm Tế
1784 – 1847
Karyo Zuika
Rinzai
1790 – 1859
Daisetsu Joen
Rinzai
1797 – 1855
Gisan Zenrai
Rinzai
1802 – 1878
Hải Thiệu Cương Kỷ
Lâm Tế
1810 – 1899
Tankai Gensho
Rinzai
1811 – 1898
Kosen Imakita
Rinzai
1816 – 1892
Đạo Minh Phổ Tịnh
Lâm Tế
? – c. 1816
Ogino Dokuen
Rinzai
1819 – 1895
Tekisui Giboku
Rinzai
1822 – 1899
Shoryu Koho
Soto
1827 – 1912
Dokutan Sosan
Rinzai
1840 – 1917
Xuyun
Linji
1840 – 1959
Ryoen Genseki
Rinzai
1843 – 1919
Harada Sodo Kakusho
Soto
1844 – 1931
Gyeongheo Seongu
Jogye
1846 – 1912
Sohan Genyo
Rinzai
1848 – 1922
Banryo Zenso
Rinzai
1849 – 1918
Kono Bukai
Rinzai
1854 – 1934
Butsumon Sogaku
Soto
1858 – 1933
Soyen Shaku
Rinzai
1860 – 1919
Thích Tuệ Minh
Lâm Tế
1861 – 1939
Yamamoto Gempo
Rinzai
1866 – 1961
D.T. Suzuki
Rinzai
1870 – 1966
Harada Daiun Sogaku
Sanbo-Zen
1871 – 1961
Joten Soko Miura
Rinzai
1871 – 1958
Mangong Wolmyeon
Jogye
1872 – 1946
Nyogen Senzaki
Rinzai
1876 – 1958
Hanam Jungwon
Jogye
1876 – 1951
Seisetsu Genjyo
Rinzai
1877 – 1945
Gyokujun So-on
Soto
c. 1877 – c. 1934
Kodo Sawaki
Soto
1880 – 1965
Thích Chân Thật
Lâm Tế
1884 – 1968
Yasutani Hakuun
Sanbo-Zen
1885 – 1973
Hyobong Yeonghak
Jogye
1888 – 1966
Gobong Gyeonguk
Jogye
1890 – 1962
Shibayama Zenkei
Rinzai
1894 – 1974
Bokuo Soun
Rinzai
1903 – 1991
Omori Sogen
Rinzai
1904 – 1994
Shunryu Suzuki
Soto
1904 – 1971
Nakagawa Soen
Rinzai
1907 – 1984
Joshu Sasaki
Rinzai
1907 – 2014
Yamada Koun
Sanbo-Zen
1907 – 1989
Kusan Sunim
Jogye
1908 – 1983
Kosho Uchiyama
Soto
1912 – 1998
Seongcheol
Jogye
1912 – 1993
Philip Kapleau
Sanbo-Zen
1912 – 2004
Taisen Deshimaru
Soto
1914 – 1982
Robert Aitken
Sanbo-Zen
1917 – 2010
Charlotte Joko Beck
Soto
1917 – 2011
Hsuan Hua
Chan
1918 – 1995
Gudo Wafu Nishijima
Soto
1919 – 2014
Jiyu-Kennett
Soto
1924 – 1996
Thích Thanh Từ
Trúc Lâm
1924 – 2022
Thích Nhất Hạnh
Plum Village
1926 – 2022
Seung Sahn
Kwan Um
1927 – 2004
Daehaeng
Jogye
1927 – 2012
Dainin Katagiri
Soto
1928 – 1990
Sheng Yen
Linji
1930 – 2009
Taizan Maezumi
Soto
1931 – 1995
John Daido Loori
Soto
1931 – 2009
Beopjeong
Jogye
1932 – 2010
Kobun Chino Otogawa
Soto
1938 – 2002
Chân Không
Plum Village
1938 – ?
Bernie Glassman
Soto
1939 – 2018
Joan Halifax
Soto
1942 – ?
Roland Rech
Soto
1944 – 2024
Dagui Muzhe
Caodong
Hogen Soren
Soto
Songshan Puji
Qingyuan line
Nanpu Shaoming
Linji
Langye Huijue
Linji
Motsugai Shido
Soto
Baoshou Yanzhao
Linji
Huguo Shoucheng
Guiyang
Qingxi Hongjin
Qingyuan line
Chongshou Qichou
Qingyuan line
Tenrin Kanshu
Soto
Luzu Baoyun
Caodong
Kaiten Genju
Soto
Ken'an Junsa
Soto
Meido Yuton
Soto
Enjo Gikan
Soto
Jingzhao Mihu
Caodong
Yves Shoshin Crettaz
Soto
Guannan Daochang
Caodong
Licun
Linji
Fuden Gentotsu
Soto
Sengan Bonryu
Soto
Yunan Kewen
Linji
Wenshu Yingzhen
Caodong
Shanglan Lingchao
Qingyuan line
Xingyang Qingrang
Caodong
Rosetsu Ryuko
Soto
Shoun Hozui
Soto
Jiufeng Qin
Guiyang
Nampo Gentaku
Soto
Changfu Zhi
Qingyuan line
Xiyuan Siming
Linji
Jissan Mokuin
Soto
Yuean Shanguo
Linji
Yangshan Yong
Caodong
Yanyang Shanxin
Nanyue line
Raphael Dokio Triet
Soto
Taigu Puyu
Other
Kumu Daocheng
Caodong
Sawada Zenko
Soto
Ungai Kozan
Soto
Yungai Zhiyuan
Qingyuan line
Daiki Kyokan
Soto
Kosen Baido
Soto
Hangzhou Tianlong
Guiyang
Shizan Tokuchu
Soto
Umpo Zenjo
Rinzai
Danyuan Yingzhen
Qingyuan line
Huguo Jingyuan
Linji
Dasui Fazhen
Yangqi line
Shushan Kuangren
Qingyuan line
Dayu Shouzhi
Linji
Nanyue Daoxuan
Qingyuan line
Xingyang Qingpou
Guiyang
Sesso Hoseki
Soto
Renzan Soho
Soto
Chokoku Koen
Soto
Sekiso Tesshu
Soto
Zhuan Shigui
Yangqi line
Taigen Soshin
Soto
Senshu Donko
Soto
Shaoshan Huanpu
Qingyuan line
Fukushu Kochi
Soto
Baizan Monpon
Soto
Tongfeng Anzhu
Linji
Gukei Youn
Soto
Yang Wuwei
Yunmen
Liu Tiemo
Yunmen
Ryuko Ryoshu
Soto
Tenyu Soen
Soto
Ruben Habito
Sanbo-Zen
Fuzan Shunki
Soto
Koho Genkun
Rinzai
Zoden Yoko
Soto
Taiei Zesho
Soto
Taiyuan Fu
Qingyuan line
Xita Guangmu
Linji
Giten Gensho
Rinzai
Shexian Guixing
Caodong
Kankai Tokuon
Soto
Daishin Kan'yu
Soto
Gyakushitsu Sojun
Soto
Shengshou Nanyin
Linji
Sessan Tetsuzen
Soto
Nanso Shinshu
Soto
Taiga Tankyo
Rinzai
Kokoku Soryu
Soto
Minh Hoằng Tử Dung
Lâm Tế
Tế An Lưu Quang
Lâm Tế
Đại Tuệ Chiếu Nhiên
Lâm Tế