▁ste le ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 7 2 8 . ▁ ▁Its ▁seven ▁ins cri ptions , ▁texts ▁d ating ▁form ▁ 6 2 1 ▁to ▁ 7 2 8 , ▁were ▁a ▁public ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁support ▁the ▁Sh a olin ▁Mon aster y ▁had ▁provided ▁early ▁Tang ▁military ▁campaign s , ▁and ▁are ▁cred ited ▁with ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁Sh a olin ▁in ▁good ▁favour ▁with ▁Em per ors , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁other ▁religious ▁organis ations ▁were ▁being ▁cur ta iled . ▁ ▁Text ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Text ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Text ▁ 3 ▁ ▁Text ▁ 4 ▁ ▁Text s ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁ ▁Text ▁ 7 : ▁Th ir teen ▁hero ic ▁mon ks ▁Text ▁ 7 ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁hero ic ▁mon ks . ▁ ▁It ' s ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁list ▁was ▁compiled ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁ste le ▁was ▁ere cted , ▁or ▁even ▁added ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁date , ▁and ▁may ▁therefore ▁be ▁influenced ▁as ▁much ▁by ▁fol kl ore ▁that ▁had ▁grown ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁since ▁the ▁Cy press ▁Valley ▁victory ▁in ▁ 6 3 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁th ir teen ▁hero ic ▁mon ks ▁C ited ▁by ▁Emperor ▁Ta iz ong ▁of ▁Tang ▁for ▁mer itor ious ▁service ▁ ▁Dean , ▁mon k ▁Sh an hu ▁ ▁Abb ot , ▁mon k ▁Zh ica o ▁ ▁O verse er , ▁mon k ▁H ui y ang ▁ ▁General - in -