Saicho proceeded to the holy site of Mt. Tiantai, where he learned the Tiantai doctrine and Bodhisattva precepts from Dozui, a descendant of Tiantai master Zhiyi, and the Tiantai doctrine from a chief priest named Gyoman.
最澄は、霊地・天台山におもむき、天台大師智顗（ちぎ）直系の道邃（どうずい）和尚から天台教学と大乗菩薩戒、行満座主から天台教学を学んだ。