祖 zǔ
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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') -
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') -
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) -
verb
to found; to initiate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '祖' 3) -
verb
to follow the example of
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '祖' v 3; Kroll 2015 '祖' 4) -
verb
to sacrifice before going on a journey
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '祖' v 1; Kroll 2015 '祖' 4) -
noun
ancestral temple
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '祖' n 3; Kroll 2015 '祖' 2a) -
verb
to give a farewell dinner
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '祖' v 2; Kroll 2015 '祖' 5a) -
verb
be familiar with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 熟悉 (Guoyu '祖' v 4) -
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
- 第五祖提多迦 the Fifth Patriarch, Dhritaka
- 第四祖优波毱多(第四祖優波毱多) the Fourth Patriarch, Upagupta
- 六祖大师法宝坛经(六祖大師法寶壇經) Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ; The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
- 二十八祖 the twenty eight patriarchs
- 祖仕 Deacon
- 第十四祖龙树(第十四祖龍樹) the Thirteenth Patriarch, Nāgārjuna
- 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.
- 第十七祖僧伽难提(第十七祖僧伽難提) the Seventeenth Patriarch, Sanghanandi
- 净土宗三祖(淨土宗三祖) third patriarch of the Pureland school
- 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.
- 第二十八祖菩提达磨(第二十八祖菩提達磨) the twenty-eighth patriarch Bodhidharma
- 第三祖商那和修 the Third Patriarch, Sānakavāsa
- 祖殿 Patriarch's Hall
- 五祖法演 Wuzu Fayan
- 祖古乌金仁波切(祖古烏金仁波切) Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
- 六祖坛经(六祖壇經) Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch; Platform Sutra; Liuzu Tan Jing
- 祖古 sprul sku; tulku; incarnate lama
- 超佛越祖 surpass the Buddha and the patriarchs
- 佛祖 the Buddha and patriarch ; Buddhas
- 祖师西来意(祖師西來意) Bodhidharma coming from the West ; the patriarch's purpose of coming from the West
- 开祖(開祖) founder of a school
- 八宗祖师(八宗祖師) Patriarchs of the Eight Schools
- 六祖革命 Sixth Patriarch’s Revolution
- 第十八祖伽耶舍多 Eighteenth Patriarch, Gayasata
- 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
- 马祖(馬祖) Mazu ; Mazu [deity] ; Mazu [Islands] ; Mazu
Also contained in
祖母 、 圣祖 、 祖冲之 、 辽太祖 、 远祖 、 祖系 、 高祖父 、 认祖归宗 、 曾祖父母 、 高祖母 、 祖鸟 、 显祖 、 祖训 、 同祖 、 祖传 、 开山鼻祖 、 吕祖谦 、 曾外祖母 、 曾祖 、 积祖 、 始祖 、 曾祖母 、 明成祖 、 先祖 、 数典忘祖
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: 92
- 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: 16
- 祖祖 (祖祖) 祖祖相授 — Laṅkāvatārasūtra 楞伽阿跋多羅寶經, Scroll 1 — count: 16
- 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
- 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: 7
- 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
- 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
- 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