People

Buddhas & Bodhisattvas

Great Buddhas

• Shakyamuni Buddha (c. 563-483 BCE or 480-400 BCE)
• Amitabha
• Vairocana

Bodhisattvas

• Avalokitesvara
• Samantabhadra
• Manjusri
• Mahasthama
• Vimalakirti
• Bhadrapala

Indian Buddhism

• Asanga and Vasubandhu (c. 4th-5th centuries)
• Nagarjuna (c. 150-250) and Candrakirti (c. 600-650)

Early Chán

• Gunabhadra (394–468)
• Bodhidharma (c. early 5th century)
• Huike (487–593)
• Sengcan (d. 606)
• Daoxin (580-651)
• Hongren (601–674)
• Shenxiu (606?–706)
• Huineng (638–713)
• Shenhui (684-758)

Middle Chán

Progenitors

• Mazu (709-788) and Shitou (700-790)
• Baizhang (720-840)
• Nanquan (748-835)
• Zhaozhou (778-879)
• Deshan (782-865)
• Xuefeng (822-908)

Five Houses

Song-Dynasty Chán

Caodong

• Hongzhi (1091-1157)

Linji

• Dahui (1089–1163)
• Wumen (1183–1260)

Japanese Zen

• Dogen (1200-1253)
• Hakuin (1686-1768)

Korean Son

• Man Gong (1874-1946)

Zen in the West

• BoMun
• Joko Beck

Thai Forest

• Ajahn Chah