Lineage and Teachers

SHOGAKU SHUNRYU LINEAGE from Dogen - translated by Taigen Leighton

------See the kanji for Shunryu Suzuki's lineage

Shunryu's teaching lineage and dharma heirs with photos

Shunryu's disciples

Groups in Shunryu's Lineage and Related

Sati Conference page - Carl Bielefeldt and Richard Jaffe on Suzuki's Soto Zen background, teachers, lineage

 

Shunryu Suzuki page on Wikipedia has a thorough lineage list though don't know how well it's kept up.
Copied and pasted to bottom of the page 12-08-17

Dharma groups in or related to Shunryu Suzuki's lineage - incomplete, always needs updating

SFZC Lineage page

Sweeping Zen Shunryu Suzuki Lineage Section

Check out this lineage page on Terebess at the bottom has the two lineages of modern Soto Zen which are from Nishiari Bokusan up top and Harada Sogaku who was Yasutani's teacher.

Taigen Dan Leighton's lineage chart - Dogen to Shunryu

SFZC Abbots

Wikipedia Zen Lineage Charts - includes incomplete but lengthy Shunryu Suzuki lineage

Cuke page on groups related to Shunryu Suzuki lineage - incomplete

11-29-14 - Dainin Katagiri and Shunryu Suzuki lineages depart as far back as Keizan. The Suzuki lineage follows Gasan Joseki after Keizan, and Katagiri follows Meiho Sotetsu after Keizan. This brings to mind the thought that there should be a lineage page on cuke where such info can be gathered - including writings on not getting too caught up on the validity or importance of it all. Will make this this first such post there and as I stumble on related material will add. An interesting note - to me anyway on lineage. Thanks Valorie Beer- dc

11-30-14 - Click on thumbnail to enlarge

Back side of DC lay rakusu with kanji written by Suzuki received at the lay ordination at SFZC, August 25, 1970 for a number of people - like 20 or more. Reading from the right is the robe chant, then the date, gotta ask about the next line, then his name Zenshin Shunryu some title, and mine Kisan Zenyu koji (lay person). Robe chant on this page of short verses from the Austin ZC.

The first lay ordination was 1962 for about 13 students. Suzuki was a little discouraged with the follow-up on ordinations and waited a while to do more. There was a kids lay ordination in the summer of 1970 at Tassajara and this one in August. The last was in 1971 for a bunch. In time will get these details more nailed down including priest ordinations - mine Nov. 1971. - dc - more in DC-SR

The Rakusu and the Precepts by Kuden Paul Boyle (from Chapel Hill ZC site) - with a nice photo of him in a similar rakusu - blue - though mine was smaller. People always remark on how small it is. I sewed it and maybe got some help.

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Lineage from Wikipedia page on Shunryu Suzuki - copied 8-10-2023

Soto lineage
Soto school

Shunryu Suzuki (1904—1971)[15]

Zentatsu Richard Baker (born 1936) shiho 1971
  1. Tenshin Reb Anderson (born 1943) shiho 83
    1. Sobun Katherine Thanas (☸1927—2012) 88
      1. Fugan Eugene Bush (born 1954) 10
        1. Ekyo Dana Takagi 15
        2. Monshin Nannette Overley 22
        3. Seigen Chuck Overley 22
        4. Tetsudo Patrice Monsour - lay entrustment 23
      2. Gotsuzan Robert Reese (born 1953) 10
      3. Onryu Patrick Teverbaugh 11
        1. Myoka Cathy Toldi 15
      4. Sozan Cathy Whilden (born 1940) 11
      5. Tey Roberts (☸) - lay entrustment 11
      6. Patricia Wolff - lay entrustment 11
      7. Susan McDonald - lay entrustment 11
    2. Zengyu Paul Discoe (born 1942) 88
    3. Chikudo Jerome Petersen (☸1928—2010) 88
    4. Kokuzan Ananda Claude Dalenberg (☸1927—2008) 88
    5. Eijun Linda Cutts (born 1947) 96
      1. Keimyo Dario Girolami (born 1967) 12
      2. Kyoshin Wendy Lewis 12
      3. Jisan Tova Green (born 1940) 15
      4. Wendy Johnson - lay entrustment 06
      5. Ryuko Laura Burges - lay entrustment
    6. Jakujo Gary McNabb (☸1943—2022) 98
    7. Furyu Nancy Schroeder 99
      1. Reirin Alheidis Gumbel 19
    8. Myo Denis Lahey (born 1951) 99
    9. Taigen Dan Leighton (born 1950) 00
      1. Nyozan Eric Shutt 19
      2. Eishin Nancy Easton 19
    10. Meiya Wender 02
    11. Leslie James - lay transmission 02
    12. Setsuan Gaelyn Godwin (born 1951) 03
      1. Hokyo Louise Dreyfus - lay entrustment - 12
      2. Nessho Cathy Crouch - lay entrustment - 12
      3. Dojin Sarah Emerson (born 1971) 15
      4. Yazan Dave Johnson 19
      5. Kogen Glen Duval - lay entrustment
      6. Shinji Mary Carol Edwards - lay entrustment
    13. Kiku Christina Lehnherr (born 1947) 05
      1. Jisan Anna Thorn 18
      2. Yoen Rosmarie Auriau 19
    14. Taiyo Lipscomb 09
    15. Kokyo Henkel (born 1966) 10
      1. Mushin Antoinette Parekh (born 1959) 21
    16. Zesho Susan O’Connell 17
    17. Korin Charlie Pokorny 18
  2. Zenshin Philip Whalen (☸1923—2002) 87
  3. Issan Dorsey (☸1933—1990) 88
    1. Kijun Steve Allen 90
  4. Ryuten Paul Rosenblum 99
  5. Koyo Dan Welch
  6. Chikai Harper Leah (born 1946)
  7. Zenki Christian Dillo 13
  8. Yoseki David Beck
  9. Tatsudo Nicole Baden
  10. Shosan Gerald Weischede
  11. Ikkyo Ottmar Engel
Hoitsu Suzuki (born 1939)
  1. Jakusho Kwong (born 1935) shiho 78
    1. Uji Mikolaj Markiewicz
    2. Kimyo Helga Jóakimsdóttir
    3. Zenki Ástvaldur Traustason
    4. Nyoze Demian Kwong
  2. Sojun Mel Weitsman (☸1929-2021) 84
    1. Zenkei Blanche Hartman (☸1926—2016) 88
      1. Seirin Barbara Kohn - retired 00
      2. Baizan Cathleen Williams 01
      3. Kosho McCall (born 1948) 04
        1. Colin Gipson 14
        2. Jared Michaels
        3. Peg Syverson
        4. Koji Dreher 19
      4. Dainei John King (☸1935—2001) 05
      5. Meiji Tony Patchell 05
        1. Busshin Lisa Hoffman (born 1959) 13
        2. Hobu Beata Chapman (born 1958) 13
        3. Ava Stanton - lay entrustment 15
      6. Ryumon Hilda Guitierrez Baldoquin 08
      7. Gengetsu Jana Drakka (☸1952-2017) 09
      8. Keiryu Liên Shutt
      9. Myozen Joan Amaral (born 1966) 13
      10. Flint Sparks [Dharma Entrustment?]
    2. Zoketsu Norman Fischer (born 1946) 88
      1. Seido Lee deBarros (☸1936—2019) 98
      2. Gyokujun Teishin Layla Smith (☸1946-2022) 98
      3. Daigan Lueck (☸1931—2015) 99
      4. Shokan Jordan Thorn (☸1953—2018) 03
      5. Kanzan Bruce Fortin (born 1941) 03
      6. Kotatsu John Bailes - 04
        1. Mark Nelson - Dharma Entrustment
      7. Seishin Arlene Lueck 05
      8. Jo Myphon Hunt - retired 05
      9. Shinko Rick Slone 09
      10. Daion Gloria Ann Lee 09
      11. Do-An Robert Thomas (born 1959) 09
      12. Ingen Breen (born 1963) 09
      13. Nomon Tim Burnett (born 1966) 11
        1. Heigaku Talus Latona - lay entrustment 21
      14. Anka Rick Spencer 11
      15. Shinmon Michael Newton (born 1953) 11
      16. Myoshin Kate McCandless (born 1951) 11
      17. Peter van der Sterre 11
      18. Jishi Jeff Bickner (born 1948) 12
      19. Rinsho Jay Simoneaux 12
      20. Hoka Chris Fortin (born 1949)
      21. Shudo Chris Burkhart 19
      22. Mick Sopko - lay entrustment
      23. Susan Moon - lay entrustment
      24. Martha DeBarros - lay entrustment
      25. Eihei Peter Levitt - lay entrustment
      26. Alan Block - lay entrustment
      27. James Flaherty - lay entrustment
      28. John Wiley - lay entrustment 10
      29. J. Lee Nelson - lay entrustment
      30. Nancy Welch - lay entrustment (☸ d.2019)
    3. Ryushin Paul Haller (born 1947) 93
      1. Unzan Mako Voelkel 19
      2. Anshi Zachary Smith 19
    4. Myogen Steve Stucky (☸1946-2013) 93
      1. Koshin Christine Palmer (born 1949) 13
      2. Renshin Bunce (born 1943) 13
    5. Steve Weintraub (born 1947) 93
      1. David Weinberg (born 1943) 12
      2. Nyokai Laurie Senauke 21
      3. Elizabeth Sawyer (born 1948) - lay entrustment 13
    6. Josho Pat Phelan (born 1948) 95
      1. Jakuko Mo Ferrell 23
      2. Zenki Kathleen Batson 23
      3. Kuden Paul Boyle 23
    7. Ryuge Gil Fronsdal (born 1954) 95
    8. Jusan Edward Espe Brown (born 1945) 96
      1. Kyosho Valorie Beer 13
        1. Barbara Baccei 23
      2. Danny Parker[citation needed]
    9. Fran Tribe (☸) 97
    10. Hozan Alan Senauke (born 1947) 98
      1. Kenshin Catherine Cascade 12
      2. Nanzan Shunki Harald Schoecklmann 22
      3. Juen Ryushin Friederike Boissevain 22
      4. Hokyo Josu Mary Duryee - lay entrustment 23
    11. Maylie Scott (☸1935—2001) 98
    12. Shosan Victoria Austin (born 1953) 99
      1. Konin Cardenas
      2. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
      3. Myogen Kathryn Stark (born 1950) 13
    13. Dairyu Michael Wenger (born 1947) 99
      1. Surei Darlene Cohen (☸1942—2011) 02
        1. Jion Susan Postal (☸1940—2014)
          1. Myozan Dennis Keegan (☸1947—2016)
          2. Ebony Song (born 1956)
        2. Horyu Cynthia Kear (born 1952) 10
        3. Sarita Tamayo-Moraga
      2. Tokuden Mark Lancaster (born 1949) 06
      3. Marc Lesser (born 1952)
      4. Inryu Bobbi Ponce-Barger
      5. Anshin Rosalie Curtis 11
      6. Bernd Bender (born 1958)
      7. Marsha Angus - lay entrustment
      8. Jamie Howell (born 1945) lay entrustment
    14. Chikudo Lew Richmond (born 1947) 02
      1. Rinso Ed Sattizahn 12
        1. Nancy Horin Raika Petrin lay entrustment 11
      2. Kuzan Peter Schireson (born 1946) 12
      3. Hosho Peter Coyote (born 1941) 19
    15. Yozen Peter Schneider (born 1937) 02
    16. Soshin Teah Strozer (born 1944) 03
      1. Pamela Weiss 16
      2. Laura O’Loughlin - lay entrustment 17
      3. Tenzen David Zimmerman 18
      4. Kosen Gregory Snyder 19
      5. Heather Shoren Iarusso 22
    17. Shinshu Roberts (born 1950) 04
    18. Daijaku Judith Kinst (born 1951) 04
    19. Myoan Grace Schireson (born 1946) 05
      1. Myokaku Jane Schneider (born 1936) 08
      2. Baika Andrea Heaton (Pratt) (born 1960) 11
        1. Myoho Joshin John Busch 18
        2. Myogo Mary-Allen Macneil 19
      3. Myoko Sara Hunsaker 14
    20. Zenki Mary Mocine (born 1944) 05
    21. Sokaku Kathie Fischer (born 1952) 11
    22. Denkei Raul Moncayo
    23. Zenshin Greg Fain (born 1956) 12
    24. Shinchi Linda Galijan (born 1958) 12
    25. Ryushin Andrea Thach
    26. Jiryu Rutschman-Byler 14
    27. Ikushin Gerry Oliva
    28. Kakudo Peter Overton
    29. Ango Sara Tashker 19
    30. Karen DeCotis 19
    31. Onzen Robert Rosenbaum - lay entrustment
    32. Tetsudo Ross Blum - lay entrustment
    33. Kokyo Susan Marvin - lay entrustment
    34. Sodo Ron Nestor - lay entrustment
    35. Nyokai Laurie Senauke - lay entrustment
    36. Hosho Karen Sundheim - lay entrustment
    37. Bokuren Jake Van Akkeren - lay entrustment
  3. Keido Les Kaye (born 1933) 85
    1. Shungen Misha Merrill (born 1953) 98
      1. Daion Jane Shuman (born 1951) 11
      2. Kakushin Jill Kaplan (born 1949) 13
    2. Nokai Jean-Yves Leclerc (born 1942) 98
    3. Etsudo Patty Krahl (born 1950) 04
    4. Jintei Harold Little 04
      1. Tendo Stacy Waymire 21
      2. Kigetsu Ramana Waymire 21
    5. Om Devi Reynolds
    6. Cornelia Junfu Shonkwiler (born 1940) 08
  4. Ryuzen Robby Pellett (☸1956—2019) 10