The Seven Great Patriarchs of the Dharma suceeding Buddha Shakyamuni

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The seven great Patriarchs of the Dharma suceeding Buddha Śākyamuni

Buddha Śākyamuni (Gotama Buddha) ca. 563-540 BCE

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|_ 1 Mahākāshyapa (s.)

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|_ 2 Ananda (s.)

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|_ 3 Shānavāsin (s.), Shonawashu (j.)

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|_ 4 Upagupta (s.), Ubakikuta (j.)

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|_ 5 Dhītika (s.), Daitaka (j.)

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|_ Mishaka (to the Dhyāna / Ch'an / Zen line
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|_ 6 Krsna (s.)

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|_ 7 Sudarsana (s.)

(s.) = sanskrit
(j.) = japanese

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