Shi Daoan (314-385), a native of Fuliu, Changshan, the Eastern Jin Dynasty (now Fuliucheng Village, Jizhou City, Hengshui). His original surname was Wei. He became a monk at the age of 18 and received the "full precept" (the highest precept for monks). He arrived in Yedu at the a

Shi Dao'an (314-385), Eastern Jin Fuliu, Changshan (now Fuliucheng Village, Jizhou City, Hengshui). His original surname was Wei. He became a monk at the age of 18 and received the "full precept" (the highest precept for monks). He went to Yedu (Linzhang County, Hebei) at the age of 24 and became a disciple of Fotucheng. After Fotucheng's death, Daoan was wandering around Hebei, Shanxi and Henan because of avoiding war. Later, he summarized the popular Buddhist teachings since Han in Xiangyang , Chang'an and other places, compiled the classics of new and old translations, compiled catalogs, and established precepts. He successively presided over the translation of 10 scriptures with 180 volumes and more than 1 million words. He also annotated Buddhist scriptures and prefaces, and there are more than 60 prefaces alone. He is one of the founders of Chinese Buddhism .

Shi Daoan was a Buddhist monk and leader of the monastic community during the 16 Eastern Jin Dynasty period. He is the founder of the sinicization of Indian Buddhism, the unification of Buddhist surnames, the founder of the Chinese monk system, the compiler of the first catalog of Buddhist scriptures in China, the founder of the first ", no sect ", the first of the six schools and seven sects, and the organizer of the first Buddhist scripture translation site in China. He made great contributions to the establishment of Chinese Buddhism and was hailed as the "Oriental Saint" in the Buddhist world.