xi ▁province . ▁He ▁left ▁home ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eleven ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁mon k , ▁studying ▁under ▁Ca od ong ▁master ▁K um u ▁Fa q eng , ▁among ▁others , ▁including ▁Y uan w u ▁K eq in , ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁k ō an ▁collection , ▁the ▁Blue ▁Cl iff ▁Record . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 1 2 9 , ▁Hong z hi ▁began ▁teaching ▁at ▁the ▁J ing de ▁monaster y ▁on ▁Mount ▁Ti ant ong , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁for ▁nearly ▁thirty ▁years , ▁until ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 1 5 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁vent ured ▁down ▁the ▁mountain ▁to ▁bid ▁fare well ▁to ▁his ▁supp or ters . ▁ ▁Text s ▁The ▁main ▁text ▁associated ▁with ▁Hong z hi ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁one ▁hundred ▁of ▁his ▁k ō ans ▁called ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Equ anim ity ▁( ). ▁ ▁This ▁book ▁was ▁compiled ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁by ▁W ans ong ▁X ing xi u ▁( 1 1 6 6 – 1 2 4 6 ) ▁at ▁the ▁ur ging ▁of ▁the ▁Kh itan ▁states man ▁Y el ü ▁Ch uca i ▁( 1 1 9 0 – 1 2 4 4 ), ▁and ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 4 , ▁with ▁comment aries ▁by ▁W ans ong . ▁ ▁This ▁book ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁texts ▁of ▁the ▁Ca od ong ▁school ▁of ▁Z en ▁Buddh ism . ▁ ▁A ▁collection ▁of ▁Hong z hi