Who is Shi De Chan?

[doc]

Greetings and salutations from Canada!
I'm doing a little research about Shi De Chan (Acting Abbot Déchán 德禅)and found these two pictures on line http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwdemery/3254503539/
Any chance you or some of your contacts can confirm if this is a photo of him?
Muchly appreciated!

I never met Shi De Chan, he died before I went to Shaolin. I can't confirm if that is him or not.

[qidjm]

Shi Dechan

Thanks, wasn't expecting such a quick response! Hopefully someone on here can confirm for me, I'm hoping to know before Oct 4th so if you can think of someone who may know, it would be great if you could pass it on and let me know.
Thanks,
Be Well

[LFJ]

thats not shi dechan.

[Guest]

I'm hoping to know before Oct 4th so if you can think of someone who may know, it would be great if you could pass it on and let me know.

[Uwe]

The one in the color photo is not Shi Dechan. The one in the B & W image uploaded by the user named tanked is Shi Dechan. The Color photo is one of the remaining Da Mo Yuan who now lives in the south and was visiting the temple.