was a Japanese monk credited with playing an influential role in the founding of Buddhism in Japan.
After returning from China, Dōshō became a priest at Gangō-ji, one of the great temples, the Nanto Shichi Daiji, in Nara, Japan.
His teachings were based on the consciousness-only philosophy taught by Xuanzang, which in Japanese he called Hossō.
[2] There is a legend about his return from China that says Xuanzang had given him a magical kettle in which he could prepare medicines that could cure any illness.
The monk travelling with Dōshō was supposedly cured before embarking on the sea trip back to Japan.