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Two grandfather Buddhist nunneries lie in Shaolin Temple to often in hospital in the alms bowl peak opposite. Because grandfather s Buddhist nunnery is relative at the beginning in Buddhist nunnery and its the north, so locals call that south Buddhist nunnery . It is an ancient building in the highest terrain of Shaolin area. According to old will year, the grandfather of Zen Buddhism two is intelligent can go to the peak of the alms bowl to heal the wounds and practise austerities behind setting up the snow broken arm according to legend, the back temple monk is intelligent in order to commemorate two grandfathers can build this Buddhist nunnery. Roughly grandfather s Buddhist nunnery is later stage of Northern Song Dynasty at the same time with the beginning in the times that the Buddhist nunnery is established.
Took the north to the south in two grandfather Buddhist nunneries, it was an intact Chinese courtyard house, had had mountain doors ago, the things have side halls in a palace or temple, there are main halls in the north. Mountain support Wei carry on the back, claim Wei carry the hall on the back also in the door; Support urgent Luo that in the west side hall in a palace or temple, call urgent hall Luo that also; Offer Bodhisattva in the east side hall in a palace or temple, also call Bodhisattva the hall. The mountain door and side hall in a palace or temple of things have already been destroyed, only store the main hall. Grandfather s hall of the main hall name two, is the hard mountain type building, one is three wide, there are two bright columns under front eaves. Today should rebuild the palace left to store the palace in the 44th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty. Support two intelligent grandfather in the hall but statue. Two the intersection of grandfather and Buddhist nunnery repair when Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Wan go through, it opening, Emperor Chongzhen and Qing Kang Xi, a dish of light. In 1988, rebuilt two grandfathers Buddhist nunnery audience hall, also built one in courtyard type simple Yimen at original mountain door in 1990, and rebuild the enclosure.
Have heaven to obey for 6 years in the Ming Dynasty under the the intersection of Buddhist nunnery and the intersection of hall and east eaves in two grandfather 1462 years) The port of clock one of big iron cast in the first month of the lunar year, is able to bear begging alms to cast for the two grandfathers Buddhist nunnery abbot and monk river. Cast inscription around the great bell, Zhong Zhong is 500 kilograms, has eight lips, carve the Eight Diagrams. This clock is intact so far, the clock sound is on.
The perimeter of Buddhist nunnery has resumed the enclosure in recent years. Still keep the Ming and Qing Dynasties nine times of ancient tablet in the Buddhist nunnery. Two grandfather have, build long live publish the first year of an era on Tang in front of the Buddhist nunnery 696 years) Without famous tower, Yuan Dynasty make Thailand by the first year of an era ( 1324 years) Reason common for Buddhist nunnery for the towers of the main fact and bright two year such as Emperor Chongzhen ( 1629 years) Latent to be mere uncut jade common tower,etc. three towers ancient. Have Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty in the the intersection of Buddhist nunnery and courtyard in two grandfather, go through, the intersection of it and open, Emperor Chongzhen and the intersection of Qing and Kang Xi, dishes of mere the intersection of stone tablet and 9 times Wan, all record that rebuild two grandfathers stone inscription in the Buddhist nunnery.
There are ancient cypress much one and four ancient wells in two grandfather Buddhist nunnery courtyards. Four ancient the intersection of well and legend but Xi Zhuo, because the name Zhuo XiJing for two intelligent grandfather Or Zhuo XiQuan . According to old will year, four well water bad smell is different, so local masses call that bitter, hot, sour, sweet Four wells, have a history of 700 years so far. Buddhist nunnery the intersection of the south and 500th place have one high cliff that dash for ward, fine to look, expect the intersection of Iraq and river, the intersection of Lip river and river and the Yellow River at platform.