祖 zǔ

1. zǔ noun ancestor; forefather
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Relative 亲戚
   Notes: In the sense of 祖先 (ABC 'zǔ' 祖 bf 1; CCD '祖' 1; Guoyu '祖' n 2; Kroll 2015 '祖' 2; Unihan '祖')
2. zǔ noun paternal grandparent
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Relative 亲戚
   Notes: (ABC 'zǔ' 祖 bf 3; CCD '祖' 2; Guoyu '祖' n 1; Kroll 2015 '祖' 1; Unihan '祖')
3. zǔ noun patriarch; founder
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 创始者; of a school, religious sect, etc (ABC 'zǔ' 祖 bf 2; Guoyu '祖' n 4; Kroll 2015 '祖' 2; CCD '祖' 3)
4. zǔ verb to found; to initiate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '祖' 3)
5. zǔ verb to follow the example of
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '祖' v 3; Kroll 2015 '祖' 4)
6. zǔ verb to sacrifice before going on a journey
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '祖' v 1; Kroll 2015 '祖' 4)
7. zǔ noun ancestral temple
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '祖' n 3; Kroll 2015 '祖' 2a)
8. zǔ verb to give a farewell dinner
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '祖' v 2; Kroll 2015 '祖' 5a)
9. zǔ verb be familiar with
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 熟悉 (Guoyu '祖' v 4)
10. zǔ proper noun Zu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (ABC 'zǔ' 祖 n; Guoyu '祖' n 5)

Contained in

• 六祖慧能 Huineng; the Sixth Patriarch Huineng
• 从六祖坛经谈禅宗教学的特质(從六祖壇經談禪宗教學的特質) Chan Teachings of Huineng
• 第十六祖罗睺罗多(第十六祖羅睺羅多) the Sixteenth Patriarch, Rahulata
• 呵佛骂祖(呵佛罵祖) scold the Buddhas and curse the patriarchs
• 祖仕 Deacon
• 禅宗三祖(禪宗三祖) third patriarch of the Chan school
• 第八祖佛陀难提(第八祖佛陀難提) the Eighth Patriarch, Buddhanandi
• 第二十四祖师子比丘(第二十四祖師子比丘) the Twenty-Fourth Patriarch, Aryasimha
• 第九祖伏驮蜜多(第九祖伏馱蜜多) the Ninth Patriarch, Buddhamitra
• 列祖大机(列祖大機) the successive patriarchs' great capacity­
• 佛祖历代通载(佛祖歷代通載) Comprehensive History of the Buddhas and Patriarchs ; Comprehensive History of the Buddhas and Patriarchs
• 宗祖殿 Patriarch's Shrine
• 青山含祖意 日月印禅心(青山含祖意 日月印禪心) Embodied in the green mountains, the Patriarch's heart; Reflected upon the sun and moon, the Chan mind.
• 祖庭事苑 Lexicon of the Ancestral Garden
• 祖古乌金仁波切(祖古烏金仁波切) Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
• 马祖白黑(馬祖白黑) Mazu's meaning of “black and white“
• 尊祖 to honor the patriarchs
• 第七祖婆须蜜(第七祖婆須蜜) the Seventh Patriarch, Vasumitra
• 杀祖杀佛(殺祖殺佛) kill the patriarchs and the Buddhas
• 须在个中寻祖意 谁知此地即灵山(須在個中尋祖意 誰知此地即靈山) Should one seek the Patriarch's heart elsewhere; Who is to tell that a place of spirituality is right here.
• 马祖语录(馬祖語錄) Mazu Daoyi Chanshi Guanglu; Mazu Yulu
• 传法正宗定祖图(傳法正宗定祖圖) Chuan Fa Zhengzong Ding Zu Tu
• 天台宗三祖 third patriarch of the Tiantai school
• 第五祖提多迦 the Fifth Patriarch, Dhritaka
• 第十四祖龙树(第十四祖龍樹) the Thirteenth Patriarch, Nāgārjuna

Also contained in

鼻祖 、 高祖母 、 显祖 、 祖茔 、 承祖 、 祖鲁人 、 伯叔祖父 、 始祖鸟 、 宋祖英 、 祖冲之 、 叔祖母 、 巴祖卡 、 祖鸟 、 小祖宗 、 初祖 、 太祖 、 祖训 、 祖国光复会 、 祖坟 、 祖先崇拜 、 祖语 、 嗡嗡祖拉 、 五祖拳 、 德祖衮 、 汤显祖 、 祖辈

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• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 140
• Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 90
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 79
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 59
• Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 57
• Introduction 前言 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 49
• Section 2 China - Chapter 9: Chan School of Buddhism Gathers Large Numbers of Followers 第二篇　中國篇 第九章　禪宗的風起雲湧 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 35
• Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 32
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 31
• 1 The Circumstances of My Awakening - Canonical Text and Notes 第一　行由品 經文．註釋 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 29

Collocations

• 六祖 (六祖) 六祖一見到他 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Beyond form and laksana - Part 20 [Lecture] 見身無住離相見性分第二十 【講話】 — count: 370
• 祖大师 (祖大師) 但六祖大師的 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Preface - Chan and Modern Life 序－禪與現代人的生活 — count: 189
• 祖说 (祖說) 逢祖說祖 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Speaking the unspeakable - Part 21 [Lecture] 解脫真性無法可說分第二十一 【講話】 — count: 41
• 四祖 (四祖) 四祖道信謂牛頭融禪師 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Beyond form and laksana - Part 20 [Lecture] 見身無住離相見性分第二十 【講話】 — count: 11
• 作祖 (作祖) 成佛作祖誰也無法代替你自己 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Non-attachment and no speaking overcome obstructions to logical reasoning - Part 7 [Lecture] 無得無說破事理障分第七 【講話】 — count: 9
• 祖道信 (祖道信) 四祖道信謂牛頭融禪師 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Beyond form and laksana - Part 20 [Lecture] 見身無住離相見性分第二十 【講話】 — count: 8
• 祖一 (祖一) 六祖一見到他 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Beyond form and laksana - Part 20 [Lecture] 見身無住離相見性分第二十 【講話】 — count: 6
• 祖法宝 (祖法寶) 六祖法寶壇經 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Introduction 前言 — count: 6
• 祖云 (祖雲) 祖云 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, 1 The Circumstances of My Awakening - Canonical Text and Notes 第一　行由品 經文．註釋 — count: 4
• 祖问 (祖問) 六祖問他 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 — count: 4