Well known today for espousing Buddhist doctrines, he was just one year old when his mother had him adopt the Buddhist faith and take his Buddhist name "Tse-ming" (kind and brilliant).
而今天以佛弟子身分四處宣揚佛理的陳履安，早在一歲時，就在母親作主下皈依佛門，法號「慈明」。