Introduction to the Patriarch Pagoda: The Patriarch Pagoda is the tomb tower of Patriarch Yicun. It is the physical tower of Yicun. It is located on the right side of the Dharma Hall and was built in the first year of Kaiping in the Five Dynasties (907). The tower is like a round bell, with a pebble engraved on each square stone. There are more than 200 pebbles in total. There is a legend that the pebbles burst into flames. According to "Xuefeng Mountain Chronicles", there are 225 words of inscriptions and prefaces in the pagoda, which were written by Yicun and signed by Wang Shenzhi.

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