(n.d.) An Indian monk traditionally believed to have first introduced Buddhism to China together with Kāshyapa Mātanga. The Sanskrit for Chu Fa-lan is unknown. It is said that in c.e. 67 they traveled from India to Lo-yang in China at the request of Emperor Ming of the Later Han dynasty.
Source
Sotoshu, Glossaire (Anglais) | SOTOZEN-NET, 2023.