kāi​shān​bí​zǔ

earliest founder

开山鼻祖 開山鼻祖 kāi​shān​bí​zǔ
earliest founder
The first person to start a new field of study, school of thought, or enterprise; the original founder of a craft or art. Originally referred to the founder of a Buddhist temple on a famous mountain. Also written as 开山祖师 kāi​shān​zǔ​shī.

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