Introduction to Lixue Pavilion: Lixue Pavilion is a single-eaves verandah-style building behind the abbot's room. According to legend, it is the place where the second ancestor Huike stood waiting for Bodhidharma and lost his arm in the snow. There is a seated bronze statue of Patriarch Bodhidharma in the shrine inside the temple, which was cast in 1531 AD (the tenth year of Jiajing reign in the Ming Dynasty). The four characters "Snow Seal Heart Pearl" on the plaque hanging on the niche were personally inscribed by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. The font is powerful and heroic. This hall is now a place where monks perform daily Buddhist services.

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