Caodong school
Lineage chart

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Six Patriarchs
Six Patriarchs
Six Patriarchs
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Huineng (638-713) (WG: Hui-neng. Jpn: Enō)
Huineng (638-713) (WG: Hui-neng. Jpn: Enō)
Huineng (638-713) (WG: Hui-neng. Jpn: Enō)
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Qingyuan Xingsi (660-740) (WG: TCh'ing yüan Hsing-ssu. Jpn: Seigen Gyōshi)
Qingyuan Xingsi (660-740) (WG: TCh'ing yüan Hsing-ssu. Jpn: Seigen Gyōshi)
Qingyuan Xingsi (660-740) (WG: TCh'ing yüan Hsing-ssu. Jpn: Seigen Gyōshi)
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Shitou Xiqian (700-790) (WG: Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien. Jpn: Sekitō Kisen)
Shitou Xiqian (700-790) (WG: Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien. Jpn: Sekitō Kisen)
Shitou Xiqian (700-790) (WG: Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien. Jpn: Sekitō Kisen)
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Yaoshan Weiyan (ca.745-828) (Yao-shan Wei-yen, Jpn. Yakusan Igen)
Yaoshan Weiyan (ca.745-828) (Yao-shan Wei-yen, Jpn. Yakusan Igen)
Yaoshan Weiyan (ca.745-828) (Yao-shan Wei-yen, Jpn. Yakusan Igen)
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Yunyan Tansheng (780-841) (Yün-yen T'an-shen, Jpn. Ungan Donjō)
Yunyan Tansheng (780-841) (Yün-yen T'an-shen, Jpn. Ungan Donjō)
Yunyan Tansheng (780-841) (Yün-yen T'an-shen, Jpn. Ungan Donjō)
Linji lineage Linji school
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Dongshan Liangjie (807-869) Tung-shan liang-chieh, Jpn. Tōzan Ryōkai)
Dongshan Liangjie (807-869) Tung-shan liang-chieh, Jpn. Tōzan Ryōkai)
Dongshan Liangjie (807-869) Tung-shan liang-chieh, Jpn. Tōzan Ryōkai)
Linji Yixuan
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Caoshan Benji (840-901) (Ts'ao-shan Pen-chi, Jpn. Sōzan Honjaku)
Yunju Daoying (d.902) (Yün-chü Tao-ying, Jpn. Ungo Dōyō)
Yunju Daoying (d.902) (Yün-chü Tao-ying, Jpn. Ungo Dōyō)
Xinghua Cunjiang
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Tongan Daopi (Daopi)
Tongan Daopi (Daopi)
Nanyuan Huiyong
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Tongan Guanzhi (Tongan)
Tongan Guanzhi (Tongan)
Fengxue Yanzhao
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Liangshan Yuanguan
Liangshan Yuanguan
Shoushan Xingnian
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Dayang Jingxuan (942-1027) (Dayang)
Dayang Jingxuan (942-1027) (Dayang)
Shexian Guixing
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Fushan Fayuan (Rinzai-master) )
Fushan Fayuan (Rinzai-master) )
Fushan Fayuan (Rinzai-master) )
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Touzi Yiqing (1032-1083) (Touzi)
Touzi Yiqing (1032-1083) (Touzi)
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Furong Daokai (1043-1118) (Daokai)
Furong Daokai (1043-1118) (Daokai)
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8
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Danxia Zichun (1064-1117) (Danxia)
Danxia Zichun (1064-1117) (Danxia)
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9
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Hongzhi Zhengjue (1091-1157)
Zhenxie Qingliao (Wukong)
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10
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Tiantong Zongjue (Zongjue)
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11
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Xuedou Zhijian (Zhijian)
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12
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Tiantong Rujing (Rujing)
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13
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Dōgen
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Soto-lineage Soto school
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Question: Who are two of the main descendants from the Caodong lineage?
Answer: Dayang Jingxuan (942-1027) and Touzi Yiqing (1032-1083), who was born five years after Jingxuan's death, were both descendants of the Caodong lineage.