In Japan, Dosen attempted to spread the teachings of the Northern school of Chan (Zen) by building a 'Zen-in' Temple at Daian-ji Temple and edited "Bonmokyo-sho" (Exegesis on Fanwan Jing [Bonmokyo]) for teaching the Vinaya precepts.
渡来後の道璿は、北宗禅を広めるため、大安寺に「禅院」を設置し、戒律では『梵網経疏』を撰した。