A short history of Buddhism no change. With its unchangingness it rides upon changes and thus passes through endless transformations”. This did not really well agree with Buddhism as it had been understood up to then. The success was of course largely due to the fact that Buddhism contained a message which the indigenous teachers could not provide. For, as Seng-yu expressed it in the fifth century, “none of them have measured the shape of Heaven or peered into the mind of the Sage”.Both the ruling classes and the people supported the” new religion. The Emperors would be pleased to number as many peace-loving Buddhists as possible among their subjects, because Chinese society never knew universal conscription, and has always valued Peace very highly. The ruling layers of society would find the Buddhist priests more amenable than their Taoist rivals who were continually fomenting rebellions among the peasantry and whose churches were supported by contributions of the members who constituted them. The Buddhists, on the other hand, relied on the donations of wealthy laymen, and could therefore be relied upon not to pursue unwelcome political schemes of their own. The masses, finally, were greatly attracted to the Bodhisattva ideal which opened the highest possibilities even for those low on the social scale; the Buddhist pantheon, with merciful deities like Kuan Yin and others, brought encouragement and comfort; and from the support of the Buddha and Sańgha they expected rewards in an after-life. đầu tiên thực hiện việc thống kê và sắp xếp Đại tạng kinh chữ Hán. Tác phẩm chính là Xuất tam tạng ký tập (出三藏記集). Ông hoàn tất công trình của mình ngay trước khi mất, biên soạn từ những bản liệt kê đã có trước đó (nay đã mất), cộng thêm với sự nghiên cứu của chính mình.
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