He introduced Zen Buddhism of the Ming Dynasty that was characterized by nenbutsu-zen (Zen training with Buddhist invocation) to Japan, and keeping his unique solemn manner, he made a great impact on the Zen Buddhism world at that time to give large stimulation to the recovery movement of the Rinzai Sect and the Soto Sect, along with Dosha Chogen (unknown – 1660: he came to Japan in 1651, and returned to China in 1658) who had come to Japan little earlier than him.
独特の威儀を持ち、念仏禅を特徴とする明朝禅を日本に伝え、やや先に渡来した道者超元（?-1660年,1651年来朝、1658年帰国）と共に、当時の禅宗界に多大な影響を与え、臨済宗・曹洞宗二宗の復興運動にも大きな影響を与えた。