Zen lineage charts
The First Six Ancestors of the Chinese Lineage
The earliest lineages described the lineage from Bodhidharma to Huineng. There is no generally accepted 7th Chinese Patriarch.

Zen lineage charts

Section Title: The First Six Ancestors of the Chinese Lineage
Table Section Text: The earliest lineages described the lineage from Bodhidharma to Huineng. There is no generally accepted 7th Chinese Patriarch.

The Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks Xù gāosēng zhuàn 續高僧傳 of Dàoxuān 道宣 (596-667)	The Record of the Transmission of the Dharma-Jewel Chuán fǎbǎo jì 傳法寶記 of Dù Fěi 杜胐	History of Masters and Disciples of the Laṅkāvatāra-Sūtra Léngqié shīzī jì 楞伽師資紀記 of Jìngjué 淨覺 (ca. 683 - ca. 650)	The Xiǎnzōngjì 显宗记 of Shénhuì 神会

1	Bodhidharma	Bodhidharma	Bodhidharma	Bodhidharma

2	Huìkě 慧可 (487? - 593)	Dàoyù 道育	Dàoyù 道育	Dàoyù 道育

3	Sēngcàn 僧璨 (d.606)	Sēngcàn 僧璨 (d.606)	Sēngcàn 僧璨 (d.606)	Sēngcàn 僧璨 (d.606)

4	Dàoxìn 道信 (580 - 651)	Dàoxìn 道信 (580 - 651)	Dàoxìn 道信 (580 - 651)	Dàoxìn 道信 (580 - 651)

5	Hóngrěn 弘忍 (601 - 674)	Hóngrěn 弘忍 (601 - 674)	Hóngrěn 弘忍 (601 - 674)	Hóngrěn 弘忍 (601 - 674)

6	Fǎrú 法如 (638-689)	Yuquan Shenxiu 神秀 (606? - 706)	Huìnéng 慧能 (638-713)

Yuquan Shenxiu 神秀 (606? - 706) 神秀	Xuánzé 玄賾

7	Xuánjué 玄覺 (665-713)

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The sixth and last ancestor was Huineng (惠能; 638–713).

final_sentence: The sixth and last ancestor was Huineng (惠能; 638–713).