Daosheng （355-434）; an important Chinese monk of the Eastern Qin， who was considered to be the founder of the Nirvana school of Chinese Buddhism. He took his vows with Fatai 法泰， then spent seven years with Huiyuan 慧远， after which he moved north to Changan to work together with Kuma^raji^va 鸠摩罗什. Here he cooperated in the translations of the Lotus Sutra 法华经 and Vimalaki^rti-nirde/sa-su^tra 维摩经. He is most noted for his advocacy of the the belief in the possession of the Buddha-nature 佛性 by all sentient beings， which we to be realized through an experience of sudden enlightenment. while such assertions initially brought him criticism， with the translation of the Nirvana Sutra 涅槃经 into Chinese， he found direct textual support for his beliefs. Only fragments of his writings are extant.