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{{Nihongo|'''''Kechimyaku'''''|血脈}} is a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] term for a lineage chart in [[Zen Buddhism]] and some other Japanese schools, documenting the "bloodline" of succession of various masters or listing priests in a particular school. In Zen the kechimyaku theoretically links a student to all previous generations back to the [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]] himself. In the [[Sōtō]] school of [[medieval Japan]] it became commonplace for the kechimyaku to be administered to [[laity|lay]] students for such rituals as the [[jukai]] ceremony. Traditionally this document is administered at the time of [[Dharma transmission]] in Soto Zen, during a [[shiho]] ceremony.<ref>Baroni, 182</ref> In the [[Jodo Shinshu]] sect the kechimyaku is meant to demonstrate "spiritual descent", and not a blood heritage.<ref>Plutschow, 153</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Dharma transmission]]<br />
*''[[Inka (dharma)|Inka]]''<br />
*''[[Shiho]]''<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{cite book| last =Baroni| first =Helen J.| author-link =Helen J. Baroni| title =The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism| publisher =The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.| date =2002| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42680558&referer=brief_results| isbn = 0-8239-2240-5}}<br />
*{{cite book| last =Plutschow| first =Herbert E.| title =Japan's Name Culture: The Significance of Names in a Religious, Political and Social Context| publisher =Japan Library| date =1995| url =http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=1873410425| isbn = 1-873410-42-5}}<br />
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