He began studying Buddhism at the age of seven and although his teacher was a man of impure moral conduct, Daoxin maintained the Buddhist morality on his own without his teacher’s knowledge for five or six years.
Ia mulai belajar agama Buddha pada usia tujuh tahun dan meskipun gurunya adalah bukan orang yang melakukan moral murni , Daoxin mempertahankan moralitas Buddhis sendiri tanpa sepengetahuan gurunya selama lima atau enam tahun.