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    Mazu
    (Ancestor Ma)

    Ma is his surname(it also
    means 'horse'), and zu means
    'ancestor.'

    The first character, ma, also
    has a simplified form in
    mainland China.  Zu does not
    change.

    Mazu is a very famous Zen
    master from China, c. 700.
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                                     Chinese characters in Zen