开
山
祖
师
k
ā
i
s
h
ā
n
z
ǔ
s
h
ī
Definitions
1. founding master of a monastery
2. founder
3. originator
Components
开山
kāi shān
–
to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)
祖师
zǔ shī
–
founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)