Contribute
Kechimyaku is an open project for exploring and sharing Zen and related Buddhist teacher lineages—as maps, articles, and structured data. The project began in April 2018. The site is improved periodically: features, data quality, and presentation all continue to evolve.
For background on the term kechimyaku and what this project aims to do, see the About page.
Ways to help
- Articles and data. Expand or correct biographical notes, dates, and relationships in the directory. Use Add Article (sign in where required) or edit existing entries so the public record stays accurate and well sourced.
- Code and tooling. Improvements to the graph, search, accessibility, performance, and data workflows are welcome. If you work from a Git checkout, use issues and pull requests the way you would for any open codebase; the app is built with Next.js, React, Prisma, and SQLite.
- Donations. Financial support helps cover hosting, domains, and time for maintenance and new work. If you’d like to contribute money, watch this page and project channels for a formal option, or reach out to whoever maintains your deployment with the word Kechimyaku in the subject so routing stays clear.
Thank you for helping keep lineage information careful, legible, and available to students, scholars, and the curious.