We are part of a Zen family,
although in this family there is no patriarch telling us what to do.
If you find yourself in north-western America, you will be welcomed here.
If you find yourself in Oxford, you will be welcomed here.
Some people like to know the lineage of the people who organise their Zen group.
If you are into such things, here it is:
Buddha
Mahakasyapa
Ananda
Sanavasa
Upagupta
Dhritaka
Michaka
Vasumitra
Buddhanandi
Buddhamitra
Parsva
Punyayasas
Bodhisattva Asvaghosa
Kapimala
Bodhisattva Nagarjuna
Kanadeva
Rahulata
Sanghanandi
Sanghayasas
Kumarata
Jayata
Vasubandhu
Manura (Manorhita/Manorhata)
Haklenayasas
Sinha
Vasiastia
(Vasi-Asita)
Punyamitra
Prajnatara
Bodhidharma (d.535)
Shen-guang Hui-ke (487-593)
Seng-can (d.606)
Dong-shan Dao-xin (580-651)
Huang-mei Hong-ren (602-675)
Hui-neng (638-713)
Nan-yue
Huai-rang (677-744)
Ma-zu Dao-yi
(709-788)
Bai-zhang
Huai-hai (750-814)
Huang-bo Xi-yun (d.850)
Lin-ji (Rinzai) (d.866)
Xing-hua
Cun-jiang (830-888)
Nan-yuan Hui-yong (d.952)
Feng-xue Yan-zhao (896-973)
Shou-shan Sheng-nian (926-993)
Fen-yang Shan-zhao (947-1024)
Shi-shuang Chu-yuan (986-1039)
Yang-qi Fang-Hui (992-1049)
Bai-yun Shou-duan (1025-1072)
Wu-zu Fa-yan (1024-1104)
Huan-wu Ke-qin (1063-1135)
Hu-qiu Shao-long (1077-1136)
Ying-an
Tan-hua (1103-1163)
Mi-an
Xian-jie (1118-1186)
Wu-zhun
Shi-fan (1174-1249)
Jing-ci
Miao-lun (1201-1261)
Rui-yan
Wen-bao (d.1335)
Hua-ding
Xian-du (1265-1334)
Fu-lin Zhi-du
(1304-1370)
Gu-zhuo
Chang-jun
Wu-ji Ming-wu
Tai-gang-cheng
Yi-feng-ning
(d.1491)
Tian-mu
Bao-fang-jin
Ye-weng
Hui-xiao
Wu-qu Ru-kong
(1491-1580)
Wu-huan Xing-chong (1540-1611)
Xing-shan Hui-guang (1576-1620)
Pu-ming De-yong (1587-1642)
Gao-an Yuan-qing
Ben-zhi
Ming-jue
Zi-bo Zhen-ke
(1543-1603)
Duan-xu
Ru-hong
Chun-jie
Xing-kui
Ci-yun Hai-jun
Zhi-sheng
Ji-wen
Duan-yuan Zhao-hua
Qi-an Pu-ming
Tao-qiao Tong-sheng
Wu-xiu Xin-kong
Hong-hua Yuan-wu
Xiang-qing Guang-song
Shou-dao Xu-xian
Zheng-yue Ben-chao
Yong-chang Jue-shen
Fang-lai Chang-yuan
Huo-wu Long-can
Wei-chao Neng-can
Qi-liang Ren-fan
Miao-lian Sheng-hua
Ding-feng Guo-cheng
Shan-ci
Chang-kai
Hsu Yun (1840-1959)
Wei-miao
Jy-din (1917 - 2003)
Chuan-zhi
Koro Kaisan Miles
Kaishin Inshu (Michael Pockley)
Bright Moon Warm Fire (Hugh Flint) Voice of Still Water (Ed Rowe) Taiko Shoho (Nick Crowther-Wilton) Pingu (Trevor Barton)
Bright Moon Warm Fire (Hugh Flint) Voice of Still Water (Ed Rowe) Taiko Shoho (Nick Crowther-Wilton) Pingu (Trevor Barton)