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Also Baso redirects here. For the island see Baso (island).Mǎzŭ Dàoyī (709–788) (Chn: 馬祖道一 WG: Ma-tsu Kiangsi Tao-yi Jpn: Baso Dö-itsu) was an influential abbot of the Chinese Ch’an School (Chn: Ch’an-tsung) of Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty. His teaching style of strange words and extraordinary actions became paradigmatic Zen lore.