| Six Patriarchs | |||
| Huineng (638-713) (Hui-neng, Jpn. Enō) | |||
| Nanyue Huairang (677-744) (Nan-yüeh Huai-jang, Jpn. Nangaku Ejō)) | |||
| Mazu Daoyi (709-788) (Ma-tsu Tao-i, Jpn. Baso Dōitsu) | |||
| Baizhang Huaihai (720-814) (Pai-chang Huai-hai, Jpn. Hyakujō Ekai) | |||
| Huangbo Xiyun (d.850) (Huang-po Hsi-yüan, Jpn. Ōbaku Kiun) | |||
| Linji Yixuan (d.866) (Lin-chi I-hsüan, Jpn. Rinzai Gigen) | |||
| Xinghua Cunjiang | |||
| Nanyuan Huiyong | |||
| Shoushan Xingnian | |||
| Fenyang Shanzhao | |||
| Shishuang Chuyuan | |||
| Yangqi Fanghui | Huanglong Huinan | ||
| Baiyun Shouduan | Hui-t'ang Tsu-hsin | ||
| Wuzu Fayan | Ssu-hsin W-hsin | ||
| Kaifu Daoning | Yuanwu Keqin | Several generations | |
| Yue'an Shanguo | Hu-ch'iu Shao-lung | Dahui Zonggao | Eisai |
| Lao-na Tsu-teng | Ying-an T'an-hua | ||
| Yüeh-lin Shih-kuan | Mi-an Hsien-chieh | ||
| Wu-men Hui-k'ai | Sung-yüan Ch'ung-yüeh | ||
| Shinchi Kakushin | Rinzai school | ||
| Hakuin | |||
| Rinzai school | |||
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