At 7 p.m. the drum sounded from the great hall.Over 30 monks in the monastery, with hands placed before their chests, were chanting sutras, as, one by one, they filed into the Mahavira Hall.

• 戌时一到，大殿鼓声响起，寺中僧众三十馀名，皆合十诵经，陆续步入大雄宝殿。