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Zen lineage charts depict the transmission of the dharma from one generation to another. They developed during the Tang dynasty , incorporating elements from Indian Buddhism and East Asian Mahayana Buddhism , [ 1 ] but were first published at the end of the Tang.
In Chan and Zen Buddhism, dharma transmission is a custom in which a person is established as a "successor in an unbroken lineage of teachers and disciples, a spiritual 'bloodline' theoretically traced back to the Buddha himself."
A lineage in Buddhism is a line of transmission of the Buddhist teaching that is "theoretically traced back to the Buddha himself." [1] The acknowledgement of the transmission can be oral, or certified in documents. Several branches of Buddhism, including Chan (including Zen and Seon) and Tibetan Buddhism maintain records of their historical ...
Diener, Michael S. (1991), THE SHAMBHALA DICTIONARY OF BUDDHISM AND ZEN, Boston: Shambhala; Keizan (2003), Transmitting the light. Zen Master's Keizan's Denkoroku, Translated by Francis Dojun Cook, Boston: Wisdom Publications
A Soen Sa Nim (Zen master; seonsa-nim; 선사님; 禪師님) is a JDPSN that has received full Dharma transmission master to master. [34] An Abbot serves a Zen center in an administrative capacity, and does not necessarily provide spiritual direction, though several are Soen Sa Nims. These individuals take care of budgets and other such tasks ...
The Ōtōkan lineage (応灯関、應燈關) is a lineage of the Rinzai school of Zen (a form of Japanese Buddhism). It was founded by Nanpo Shōmyō (1235–1308), who received dharma-transmission in China in 1265 from Xutang Zhiyu .
The Zutang ji (祖堂集 "Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall"), compiled in 952, the first document which mentions Linji Yixuan, was written to support the Xuefeng Yicun lineage. [5] It pictures this lineage as heir to the legacy of Mazu and the Hongzhou-school, [ 5 ] though Xuefeng Yicun's lineage is traced back to Shitou Xiqian (700–790).
Sanbo Kyodan (三宝教団, Sanbō Kyōdan, literally "Three Treasures Religious Organization") is a lay Zen school derived from both the Soto and the Rinzai traditions. It was renamed Sanbo-Zen International in 2014. The term Sanbo Kyodan has often been used to refer to the Harada-Yasutani zen lineage. However, a number of Yasutani's students ...