India
Beginning 563–483 BCE

Historical Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha

Matriarch Lineage
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​Mahapajapati
Mitta
Yasodhara
Tissa
Sumana
Upasama
Viskha
Khema
Uppalavanna
Sundari-Nanda
Vaddhesi
Patacara
Uttama
Bhadda-Kundalakesa
Nanduttara
Dantika
Sakula
Siha
Dhammadina
Kisagotami
Vasetthi
Ubbiri
Patacara-Pancasata
Isidasi
Bhadda-Kapilani
Mutta
Capa
Dhamma
Citta
Vimala
Addhakasi
Padumavati
Ambapali
Anopama
Abhirupa-Nanda
Jenti

Patriarch Lineage
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Mahakasyapa
Ananda
Sannakavasa
Upagupta
Dhrtaka
Miccaka
Vasumitra
Buddhanandi
Buddhamitra
Parsva
Punyayasas
Asvaghosa
Kapimala
Nagarjuna
Kanadeva
Rahulata
Sanghanandhi
Gayasata
Kumarata
Jayata
Vasubandhu
Manorhita
Haklena
Aryasimha
Basiasita
Punyamitra
Prajnatata
Bodhidharma

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China
Beginning 50 - 150 CE

​Matriarch Lineage
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Zongchi (Tsung-chih)
Jin Se (Shiji)
Ling Xingpo
Ling Chao
Liu Tiemo
Moshan Liaoran
Miaoxin
Huiguang
Huiwen
Fadeng
Wenzhao
Kongshi Daoren
Yu Daopo
Miaodao

Patriarch Lineage

​Ta-tsu Hui-k’o
Chien-chih Seng-ts’an
Ta-i Tao-hsin
Ta-man Hung-jen
Ta-chien Hui-neng
Nan-yueh Huai-jang
Ma-tsu Tao-i
Pai-chang Huai-Hai
Huang-po His-Yun
Lin-chi I-Hsuan
Hsing-hua Taun-chiang
Nan-yuan Hui-yu
Feng-hsueh Yen-chao
Shou-shan Hsing-nien
Tai-tzu Yuan-shan
Tzu-ming Ch’u-yuan
Yang-ch’i Fang-hui
Pai-yun Shou-tuan
Wu-tsu Fa-yen
Huan-wu K’o-ch’in
Hsu-ch’iu Shao-lung
Ying-an T’an-hua
Mi-an His-chieh
P’o-an Tsu-hsien
Wu-chuan Shih-fan
Hseuh-yen Hui-lang
Chi-an Tsung-hsin
Shih-shih Ch’ing-kung

Korea
Beginning 372 CE

Matriarch Lineage
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Manseong
Songyong Sunim
Kye Jeon S
Dae Haeng

Patriarch Lineage
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​Tae-go Bo-wu
Whan-am Hon-su
Ku-gok Gak-un
Byeok-ke Joung-shim
Beyok-song Ji-eom
Bu-yong Yeong-kwan
Cheong-heo Hyu-jeong
Byeon-yang Eong-ki
Pung-jung Heon-shim
Weol-dam Seol-je
Hwan-seong Ji-an
Ho-am Che-jeong
Cheong-bong Keo-an
Yul-bong Cheong-kwa
Keum-heo Beop-cheom
Young-am He-eong
Yeong-weol Bong-yu
Man-awa Bo-seon
Gyeong-heo seong-wu
Man-gong Weol-myeon
Ko-bong Gyeon-uk
Seung-sahn Haeng-won

North America
Beginning 20th-21st Centuries CE

Unified Lineage
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Ji-bong (Robert Moore)
Jeong-ji (Anita Feng)

* Historical records for the lineage in India, China, and Korea are incomplete. We honor these ancestors whose names are unknown today while their legacy persists.