祖师 (祖師) zǔshī

zǔshī noun patriarch; the founder of a school or sect
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
Notes: In Buddhism, an eminent teacher, whose lineage was claimed to be traced back to the Buddha (BL 'zushi')

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