Template:Zen Lineage Shihtou Lineage
| Six Patriarchs | ||||
| Huineng (638-713) (WG: Hui-neng. Jpn: Enō) | ||||
| Qingyuan Xingsi (660-740) (WG: TCh'ing yüan Hsing-ssu. Jpn: Seigen Gyōshi) | ||||
| 0 | Shitou Xiqian (700-790) (WG: Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien. Jpn: Sekitō Kisen) | |||
| 1 | Tianhuang Daowu (748-807) (WG: T'ien-huang Tao-wu. Jpn: Tennō Dago) |
Yaoshan Weiyan (ca.745-828) (Yao-shan Wei-yen, Jpn. Yakusan Igen) | ||
| 2 | Longtan Chongxin (8th/9th century) (WG: Lung-t'an Ch'ung-hsin; Jpn: Ryūtan Sōshin) |
Yunyan Tansheng (780-841) (Yün-yen T'an-shen, Jpn. Ungan Donjō) | ||
| 3 | Deshan Xuanjian (782-865) (WG: Te-shan Hsüan-chien; Jpn: Tokusan Senkan) |
Dongshan Liangjie (807-869) Tung-shan liang-chieh, Jpn. Tōzan Ryōkai) | ||
| 4 | Xuefeng Yicun (822-908)(雪峰 义 存) (WG: Hsüeh-feng I-ts'un. Jpn: Seppō Gison) |
Caoshan Benji (840-901) (Ts'ao-shan Pen-chi, Jpn. Sōzan Honjaku) |
Yunju Daoying (d.902) (Yün-chü Tao-ying, Jpn. Ungo Dōyō) | |
| 5 | Jingqing Daotu (ca.863-937) (WG: Ching-ch'ing Tao-fu. Jpn: Kyōsei Dōfu) |
Yunmen Wenyan (864-949) (WG: Yün-men Wen-yen. Jpn: Ummon Bun'en) |
Caodong school | 8 generations |
| 6 | Xuansha Shibei (835-908) | Dongshan Shouchu (910-990) | Dōgen | |
| 7 | Luohan Guichen (867-928) | Yunmen school | Sōtō | |
| 8 | Fayan Wenyi (885-958) | |||
| 9 | Fayan school | |||
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