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Master Jianzhen became a monk as a young man, determined to promote Buddhism, and studied under the masters of the Vinaya sect. He was not limited to the sect, and engaged in Buddhist scriptures, lectures on precepts, Sanskrit music, and temple architecture. He has many insights into sculpture, painting, medicine, calligraphy, engraving, etc. He presides over the Daming Temple, adheres to the law and teaches precepts, and focuses on Taoism and customs. He is unique and unparalleled. He is regarded as the "Master of the Jianghuai Dynasty" by Japan's envoys to the Tang Dynasty and monks studying abroad. As a courtesy, thousands of collared cassocks were made to give to the great virtues and monks of this country. Four sentences were embroidered on the edges of the cassocks: "The mountains and rivers are in foreign lands, the wind and the moon are in the same sky, and I send them to all the disciples of the Buddha, so as to form a good relationship." '

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Jianzhen: A monk from the Tang Dynasty, the founder of the Nanshan Vinaya sect with the strictest precepts, and the founder of the Nanshan Vinaya sect of Japanese Buddhism. He is a famous medical scientist in Japan. The Japanese people call Jianzhen the "Tian Ping Zhi Zhi", which means that his achievements are enough to represent the culture of the Tian Ping Era. Rooftop (a metaphor for the peak, the highest achievement).

He also made many achievements in Buddhist architecture, sculpture, etc. According to the "Biography of Tang Dynasty's Shangdong Expedition", he returned to Huainan after Jianzhen and taught precepts. Every time he "taught lectures, he built temples and... built countless statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas." In terms of medicine, he was knowledgeable and knowledgeable. He once presided over the Beitian Temple of Dayun Temple and treated people. , personally prepared medicine for the sick, and his medical skills were very high.

Jianzhen enjoyed a high reputation in both China and Japan. When the news of his death came back to Yangzhou, all the monks in Yangzhou mourned. On the third day, a large ceremony was held at Longxing Temple to commemorate Jianzhen. In Japan, Jianzhen also enjoyed the treatment of a national treasure. In 1963, it was the 1200th anniversary of Jianzhen's death, and large-scale commemorations were held in both China and Japan. In 1980, under the mediation of Deng Xiaoping, the abbot of Tangzhaoti Temple, Mori Mu Xiaoshun, "returned to his hometown to visit relatives" in Daming Temple in Yangzhou. Therefore, it was rebuilt and became a major event in the history of Sino-Japanese relations.