The representatives of the associated lineage masters:
- Cao-xi Hui-neng (638-713):
*From the first Indian lineage master Mahakasyapa, Hui-neng belongs to the thirty-third generation of the Chan lineage.
*From the first Chinese lineage master Bodhidharma, Hui-neng belongs to the sixth generation of the Chan lineage.
- De-qing Yan-che (Xu-yun) (1840-1959):
*From the sixth Chinese lineage master Hui-neng, Xu-yun belongs to the fifty-ninth generation of the Chan lineage.
*From the founder of Linji School Master Lin-ji Yi-xuan, Xu-yun belongs to the fifty-fourth generation of the Linji School.
- Ling-yuan Hong-miao (1902-1988):
* From the sixth Chinese lineage master Hui-neng, Ling-yuan belongs to the sixty-first generation of the Chan lineage.
* From the founder of Linji School Master Lin-ji Yi-xuan, Ling-yuan belongs to the fifty-sixth generation of the Linji School.
- Dong-chu Deng-lang (1908-1977):
* From the sixth Chinese lineage master Hui-neng, Dong-chu belongs to the fifty-sixth generation of the Chan lineage.
* From the founder of Caodong School Master Dong-shan Liang-jie, Dong-chu belongs to the fifty-first generation of the Caodong School.
- Hui-kong Sheng-yen (1930-2009 ):
* From the founder of Linji School Master Lin-ji Yi-xuan, Sheng-yen belongs to the fifty-seventh generation of the Linji School.
* From the founder of Caodong School Master Dong-shan Liang-jie, Sheng-yen belongs to the fifty-second generation of the Caodong School.
* Hui-kong Sheng-yen is the first generation of the Dharma Drum Mountain line of the Linji School and the Caodong School in Taiwan and North America.
