【原文】朝鲜佛史·四祖道信传记
Daoxin (580-651)Chinese Chan monk. traditionally counted as the fourth patriarch of the traditional Chan lineage from Bodhidharma . His family name was Sima 司马 . He began to study Buddhism at the age of fourteen . taking up the robe and bowl nine years later.He was active in his teaching , and is thought to be greatly responsible for much of the earlier popularization of Ch 'an He was nicknamed theGreat Physician Chan Master" 大医禅师 .Teacher of
( Pomnang 法朗; fl .( 632-646 )one of the earliest Korean monks to transmit Chan to Korea.)