Development of Buddhism was owed largely to the efforts of gakumonso (literally, studying monks) such as Doji (of the Sanron sect) and Genbo (of the Hosso sect) who accompanied the envoys to Tang to study.
仏教の発展は、遣唐使にしたがって留学した道慈（三論宗）や玄ボウ（法相宗）ら学問僧たちの努力によるところが大きい。