hē​fó​mà​zǔ

to curse at Buddha

Senses

诃佛骂祖/ 訶佛罵祖 hē​fó​mà​zǔ to curse at Buddha

To curse at Buddha and revile the ancestors; used to describe Zen teachers who shock students out of conventional thinking to help them reach enlightenment.

诃佛骂祖/ 訶佛罵祖 hē​fó​mà​zǔ to be completely unscrupulous

To have no scruples or be completely unrestrained; to dare to do anything or surpass those who came before.

References

see 诃佛骂祖/訶佛罵祖 呵佛骂祖/呵佛罵祖