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|開山祖師|kai1 shan1 zu3 shi1]].

monk who first established a temple or monastery on a mountain

founder of a religious sect or school of thought; the first person to establish a lineage or tradition

founder of a sect or the originator of a school of thought

a broad, single-edged knife used to cut through thick brush or brambles to clear a path when hiking

Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar