En route to Jiankang, Fatai fell ill and was treated by the governor of the region, Huan Huo, in Jingzhou, at which several of the disciples held heated debates about the theory of the non-existence of conscious thought; this topic would feature later in Zhu Fatai's only surviving writings.
[1][2] Zhu Fatai's public discussions and lectures of the Prajnaparamita were so popular that they were attended by Emperor Jianwen of Jin, other high nobles and courtiers, and thousands of other people from across the region.
[1] Like Dao'an, Zhu Fatai had an interest in monastic life; under his organization, Waguan grew from a small temple to one of the largest and most important monasteries in Jiankang.
[1] Zhu Fatai resided at Waguan for two decades, where he was one of the most well respected and well connected scholars and monks in the capital.
[3] As students of secular works, Zhu Fatai's disciples included Tanyi and Tan'er, both experts of Laozi and I Ching.