Commonly known as Zendō Daishi 善導大師 (Ch: Shandao Dashi, 613-81) or Great Master Zendō . The third patriarch of Pure Land, Jōdo 浄土 Buddhism in China, and a seminal theologian for the founders of Japanese Pure Land sects. Disciple of Daozhuo (Jp: Dōshaku 道綽, 562-645) and the follower of Tanluan (Jp: Donran 曇鸞, 476-542), Zendō is known for his commentaries on the Meditation Sutra Kanmuryōjukyō sho 観無量寿経疏 in which he stressed chanting the name of *Amida 阿弥陀, together with reciting sutras, meditation, worship of images, and singing. *Hōnen 法然 (1133-1212) considered Zendō an incarnation of Amida and his writing as scripture. Images of Zendō are included in paintings of Five Patriarchs of Pure Land *Jōdo Goso 浄土五祖, and in individual portraits. Typically he is shown with half his body covered with gold in accordance with the image of Zendō as he appeared in a dream to Hōnen. Zendō is often also depicted with tiny Amidas emerging from his mouth. This image is based on the Japanese legend that when he said the prayer to Amida, nenbutsu 念仏, a golden light emerged from his mouth. Sculptors, unable to represent light, depicted tiny Amidas instead. The "portrait" of Zendō at Chionji 智恩寺 in Kyoto, is the best known example and was probably based on a Northern Song dynasty prototype brought to Japan.