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The Early Indian Buddhist Partriarch Lineage leading to the Chinese Zen tradition

The main (longest, numbered) backbone of this chart represents the standard Indian Zen/Ch'an Patriarch line. All side branches represent connections to other Buddhist lineages/traditions.


Buddha Śākyamuni (563-483 BCE)
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|_1. Mahākāshyapa (s.)
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|_2. Ānanda (s.)
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|_Padmasambhava (according to the Nyingmapa)
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|_Madhyānika------------------------> Kashmir
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|_3. Shānavāsin (s)
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|_4. Upagupta (s.)
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|_5. Dhītika (s.)
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|        |_Krsna (s)
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|        |        |_7 Sudarsana (s.)
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|        |_Bibhaka----------> (according to Buton)
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|_6. Mishaka (s.)
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|_7. Vasumitra (s.)
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|_8. Buddhanandi (s.)
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|_9. Buddhamitra (s.)
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|_10. Pārshva (s.)
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|_11. Punyayasha
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|_12. Anabodhi (s.)
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|_13. Kapimala (s.)
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|_14. Nāgārjuna (s.)
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|_Chandrakirti
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|        |_Vidyakokila the Elder --->Profound View Lineage
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|_15. Kāndadeva (s.)(Aryadeva, Karnaripa)
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|_Nāgabodhi
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|_Udheli
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|_Kucipa
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|_Pankaja
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|_16. Rāhulabhadra (s.)
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|_17. Samghanandi (s.)
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|_18. Samghayathata (s.)
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|_19. Kumāralāta (s.)
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|_20. Shayata (s.)
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|_21. Vasubandhu (s.)
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|_Namdrol De --->Profoud Action Lineage
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|_Vimuktisena ---> The Extensive Deeds Lineage
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|_23. Haklenayasha (s.)
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|_24. Simhabodhi(s.)
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|_25. Bashashita (s.)
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|_27. Prajñādhara (s.)
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|_28. Bodhidharma (s.) ?-532 The Chinese Zen/Ch'an Patriarch Lineage

Simplified Zen/Ch'an Version



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