祖 zǔ
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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') -
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') -
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) -
zǔ
verb
to found; to initiate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '祖' 3) -
zǔ
verb
to follow the example of
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '祖' v 3; Kroll 2015 '祖' 4) -
zǔ
verb
to sacrifice before going on a journey
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '祖' v 1; Kroll 2015 '祖' 4) -
zǔ
noun
ancestral temple
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '祖' n 3; Kroll 2015 '祖' 2a) -
zǔ
verb
to give a farewell dinner
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '祖' v 2; Kroll 2015 '祖' 5a) -
zǔ
verb
be familiar with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 熟悉 (Guoyu '祖' v 4) -
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) -
zǔ
noun
patriarch; pitāmaha
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pitāmaha, Japanese: so, Tibetan: mes po (BCSD '祖', p. 894; Mahāvyutpatti 'pitāmahaḥ'; MW 'pitāmaha'; Unihan '祖')
Contained in
- 祖师禅(祖師禪) Ancestral Chan
- 搬柴运水明祖意 洗碗扫地悟禅心(搬柴運水明祖意 洗碗掃地悟禪心) Realize the Patriarch's intent through collecting wood and water; Attain the Chan mind through washing dishes and sweeping the ground.
- 第十四祖龙树(第十四祖龍樹) the Thirteenth Patriarch, Nāgārjuna
- 天台宗三祖 third patriarch of the Tiantai school
- 祖殿 Patriarch's Hall
- 祖师西来意(祖師西來意) Bodhidharma coming from the West ; the patriarch's purpose of coming from the West
- 南天祖承摩醯首罗之文(南天祖承摩醯首羅之文) in Southern India the script of Maheshvara was passed down
- 禅宗三祖(禪宗三祖) third patriarch of the Chan school
- 白法祖 Bai Fa Zu
- 佛祖巡境全民平安 Buddha's Relic Nationwide Tour - Peace for All People
- 第五祖提多迦 the Fifth Patriarch, Dhritaka
- 第十祖脇尊者 the Tenth Patriarch, Parsva
- 第十七祖僧伽难提(第十七祖僧伽難提) the Seventeenth Patriarch, Sanghanandi
- 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
- 南宗顿教最上大乘摩诃般若波罗蜜经六祖惠能大师于韶州大梵寺施法坛经(南宗頓教最上大乘摩訶般若波羅蜜經六祖惠能大師於韶州大梵寺施法壇經) The Southern School Sudden Teaching Mahāyāna Perfection of Wisdom in 25,000 Lines Sixth Patriarch Huineng Platform Sutra
- 五祖 five patriarchs ; Fifth Patriarch
- 祖堂 patriarch hall
- 第一祖摩诃迦叶(第一祖摩訶迦葉) The First Patriarch, Mahākāśyapa
- 六祖坛经(六祖壇經) Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch; Platform Sutra; Liuzu Tan Jing
- 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
- 满祖室哩(滿祖室哩) Manjusri
- 祖拉康 Jokhang Temple; Zuglagkang
- 第三祖商那和修 the Third Patriarch, Sānakavāsa
- 尊祖 to honor the patriarchs
- 第二十九祖慧可大师(第二十九祖慧可大師) the twenty-ninth patriarch Venerable Master Huike
- 宗祖殿 Patriarch's Shrine
- 祖师(祖師) patriarch; the founder of a school or sect ; Patriarch
Also contained in
辽太祖 、 祖国光复会 、 认祖归宗 、 清太祖 、 明太祖 、 祖籍 、 祖鸟 、 同祖 、 祖神 、 汉高祖刘邦 、 后梁太祖 、 初祖 、 曾祖父母 、 五祖拳 、 祖母 、 承祖 、 圣祖 、 伯叔祖父 、 高祖母 、 祖鲁 、 高丽太祖 、 曾外祖母 、 祖德 、 曾祖
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 183
- Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 95
- Scroll 2 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 91
- Scroll 5 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 89 , has English translation
- Scroll 9 Chuan Fa Zhengzong Ji 傳法正宗記 — count: 88
- Scroll 1 Chuan Fa Zhengzong Lun 傳法正宗論 — count: 65
- Scroll 4 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 61
- Scroll 25 Supplement to Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 續傳燈錄 — count: 61
- Scroll 1 The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 六祖大師法寶壇經 — count: 60 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Chuan Fa Zhengzong Ding Zu Tu 傳法正宗定祖圖 — count: 56
Collocations
- 祖祖 (祖祖) 祖祖相授 — Laṅkāvatārasūtra 楞伽阿跋多羅寶經, Scroll 1 — count: 16
- 祖噜 (祖嚕) 祖嚕反 — Great Usnisa Radiance Sitatapatra Dharani (Da Fo Ding Rulai Fang Guang Xi Da Duo Bo Da Luo Tuoluoni) 大佛頂如來放光悉怛多鉢怛囉陀羅尼, Scroll 1 — count: 11
- 护祖 (護祖) 護祖 — Mahāmayūrīvidyārājñīsūtra (Fomu Da Kongque Ming Wang Jing) 佛母大孔雀明王經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
- 祖王 (祖王) 孫即為祖王 — Sutra of the Collection of the Six Perfections (Liu Du Ji Jing) 六度集經, Scroll 8 — count: 10
- 散祖 (散祖) 散祖 — Pinnacle Dharani of the Supreme Honored One 佛頂尊勝陀羅尼念誦儀軌法, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 噜祖 (嚕祖) 祖嚕祖嚕 — Mahāmayūrīvidyārājñīsūtra (Fomu Da Kongque Ming Wang Jing) 佛母大孔雀明王經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 半祖 (半祖) 尾枳囉拏半祖鄔瑟抳 — Vairocana Sutra Lotus Platform Matrix Assembly Compassion Mandala Liturgy (She Da Piluzhena Cheng Fo Shenbian Jia Chi Jing Ru Lianhua Tai Cang Hai Hui Bei Sheng Man Tu Luo Guangda Niansong Yi Gui Gongyang Fangbian Hui) 攝大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經入蓮華胎藏海會悲生曼荼攞廣大念誦儀軌供養方便會, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 祖邬 (祖鄔) 尾枳囉拏半祖鄔瑟抳 — Vairocana Sutra Lotus Platform Matrix Assembly Compassion Mandala Liturgy (She Da Piluzhena Cheng Fo Shenbian Jia Chi Jing Ru Lianhua Tai Cang Hai Hui Bei Sheng Man Tu Luo Guangda Niansong Yi Gui Gongyang Fangbian Hui) 攝大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經入蓮華胎藏海會悲生曼荼攞廣大念誦儀軌供養方便會, Scroll 2 — count: 5
- 祖护 (祖護) 護祖護祖 — Mahāmayūrīvidyārājñīsūtra (Fomu Da Kongque Ming Wang Jing) 佛母大孔雀明王經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 宗祖 (宗祖) 宗祖族類相繼而有 — Pusa Bensheng Man Lun (Jātakamālā) 菩薩本生鬘論, Scroll 16 — count: 4