开山之祖 kāi shān zhī zǔ founder

Explanation

最初建立寺庙的人，或指开创某种学派、某种事业的第一人。

The person who first established a temple, or the first person to establish a school or an undertaking.

Origin Story

传说很久以前，在深山老林中，有一位名叫慧能的僧人，他云游四方，寻求清净之地修行。一日，他来到一座荒无人烟的山谷，被这里的清幽环境所吸引，便决定在此建寺修行。他独自一人，用双手劈开巨石，砍伐树木，历经千辛万苦，终于建成了一座简陋的寺庙。慧能的虔诚和毅力感动了山神，山神赐予他神奇的法力，使他的寺庙日益壮大，吸引了越来越多的信徒前来礼拜。慧能因此被尊为这座寺庙的开山之祖，他的精神和事迹代代相传。

chuán shuō hěn jiǔ yǐ qián, zài shēn shān lǎo lín zhōng, yǒu yī wèi míng jiào huì néng de sēng rén, tā yún yóu sì fāng, xún qiú qīng jìng zhī dì xiū xíng. yī rì, tā lái dào yī zuò huāng wú rén yān de shān gǔ, bèi zhè lǐ de qīng yōu huán jìng suǒ xī yǐn, biàn jué dìng zài cǐ jiàn sì xiū xíng. tā dú zì yī rén, yòng shuāng shǒu pī kāi jù shí, kǎn fá shù mù, lì jīng qiānsī wàn kǔ, zhōng yú jiàn chéng le yī zuò jiǎn lòu de sì miào. huì néng de qián chéng hé yì lì gǎn dòng le shān shén, shān shén cì yǔ tā shén qí de fǎ lì, shǐ tā de sì miào rì yì zhuàng dà, xī yǐn le yuè lái yuè duō de xìn tú lái qǐn lǐ bài. huì néng yīn cǐ bèi zūn wéi zhè zuò sì miào de kāi shān zhī zǔ, tā de jīng shén hé shì jì dài dài xiāng chuán.

Legend has it that a long time ago, in a deep mountain forest, there was a monk named Huineng. He traveled far and wide in search of a clean place to practice. One day, he came to a deserted valley, attracted by its quiet environment, he decided to build a temple there to practice. He worked alone, splitting rocks and felling trees with his own hands. After much hardship, he finally built a simple temple. Huineng's piety and perseverance moved the mountain gods, who bestowed upon him magical powers that allowed his temple to grow larger and attract more and more believers to worship. Therefore, Huineng was revered as the founder of this temple, his spirit and deeds have been passed down from generation to generation.

Usage

用于指开创某种学派、事业或某种事物的第一人。

yòng yú zhǐ kāi chuàng mǒu zhǒng xué pài, shì yè huò mǒu zhǒng shì wù de dì yī rén.

Used to refer to the first person who founded a school, enterprise or something similar.

Examples

• 禅宗的开山之祖是菩提达摩。

  chánzōng de kāishān zhī zǔ shì pú tí dá mó

  The founder of Zen Buddhism is Bodhidharma.

• 他是中国话剧艺术的开山之祖。

  tā shì zhōngguó huàjù yìshù de kāishān zhī zǔ

  He is the founder of Chinese dramatic art.

Related Idioms

• 开山鼻祖

• 开创者

• 奠基人

Opposite Idioms

• 继承者

• 追随者