Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c12.s2.15

v2.c12.s2.15

By 3ʳᵈ and 4ᵗʰ century CE, many Buddhist scriptures had come to China from India. Some advances in the meditation theory and practice were also made by the Chinese Zen practitioners. Indian/Kujian monk Buddhaprsad, (231 ~ 348 CE), Chinese monks Dao An (312 ~ 385 CE) and his disciple Huiyuan (334 to 416 CE) promoted the Zen school. (343 ~ 413 CE) translated several Buddhist texts, among them the ones on Zen Buddhism are entitled *Chan Mi Yao Fajing* (The Secret of Zen Law), *Zuo Chan Sanmei Fa Men Jing* (Primer for Samadhi through Meditation), etc. According to the volume XI of *Gaoseng Zhuan* (Memoirs of Eminent Monks) many contemporary monks enjoyed longevity and health due to their practice of Zen Buddhist meditation; and some of them even lived up to 110 years.