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The following is some background information collected on the Internet about the various ministries and courtyards of Shaolin Temple, copied and retained, but now the original web page can not be found on the Internet, so the content has to be pasted below, if there are inaccuracies it is the author did not intended, and everyone is welcome to point out:

Shaolin Temple's major halls:

(1) Luohan Hall. The first thing you can see after entering the mountain gate is the Luohan Hall, which is where most Shaolin disciples practice martial arts. The Luohan Hall mainly specializes in boxing, sticks, formations, etc., and the first Luohan Hall should be the highest one among the eight monks of the Dharma Academy. The internal skill practiced in the Arhat Hall is the "Arhat Divine Skill". Because each of the seventy-two arts of Shaolin has its own specialty, and the exercise methods are different, Prajna has the internal power of Prajna Palm, one finger Zen has one finger of Zen internal strength, and the grasping hand has the internal strength of the grasping hand, which is clearly distinguished, and is not mixed, but it is all Buddhist martial arts. Therefore, each department of Shaolin Temple has its own internal strength, and there are no less than four or five kinds of internal strength in the whole temple, which is the reason. Like Jin Yong's novel written in the Gu Mo Zhi to "Xiao Wuxiang Gong" as the internal strength, Shaolin boxing moves as the appearance, to make the seventy-two arts, in fact, Gu Mo Zhi does not understand the essence of Shao ** Gong at all, if someone in the temple at that time practiced "Miscellaneous A Han Gong", you can see through his tricks at a glance.

(2) Pranyado. Pranya Hall mainly specializes in palm techniques, grasping methods, etc. The first seat of the Prajna Hall should be the one with the highest palm and internal strength in the Dharma Academy, and the internal power he practiced was "Descending the Dragon and Subduing the Elephant Gong". For Jin Yong's novel written that Shaolin disciples first learn Luohan boxing and then learn Wei Tuozhang after getting started, and said that this is the most basic kung fu in Shaolin, "the senior brother who knows how to hold the palm will not fight with the disciples who can only hold Wei Tuozhang" This statement is not accurate. The power of the Prajna palm is certainly much greater than that of the Vedic palm, but it is not absolute. Isn't the level 100 Vedic Palm a rival to the level 50 Prajna Palm? It can be seen that any martial arts, as long as you practice diligently and hard, to the extent of reaching the peak, you will naturally discover the true meaning of boxing, and the power of boxing will naturally appear. Xuzhu used the "Luohan Fist" and "Wei Tuo Palm" to draw with the magical martial arts of Gu Mozhi, which is the proof. Therefore, the martial arts in the seventy-two arts of Shaolin are not divided into superior and inferior, and the less powerful must have other advantages, such as the power of the Wei Tuo palm is not as good as the Prajna palm, but it is very easy to practice, and the progress is very fast, it is possible that the Prajna palm has not been practiced to level 50, and the Wei Tuo palm has exceeded the 100 level! It's just that according to the seniors of Shaolin Temple, those who have practiced Prajna are not shallow in their basic palms.

(3) Bodhi Temple. The Bodhi Institute mainly specializes in swordsmanship and various special weapons and martial arts. The first seat of the Bodhi Monastery should be the highest one in the Dharma Monastery in terms of sword and Buddhism, and his internal practice is the "Bodhicitta Method". Because the Bodhi Institute not only teaches its disciples sword and martial arts, but also mainly undertakes Buddhist activities such as preaching and expounding Zen in the whole temple. This is the functional difference between him and the Arhat Hall and the Prajna Hall. Luohan Hall and Prajna Hall are specialized in the study of Shaolin **, mainly teaching Shaolin disciples martial arts, and rarely studying Buddhism. Therefore, the martial arts of the disciples of the Bodhi Academy are often inferior to the martial arts of the disciples of the second hall, but their position in the temple is often higher than that of the disciples of the second hall.

(4) Precept House. The Vinaya is a place where disciples who break the precepts are punished. The main practice is the various grappling hands and the Pumen staff. The disciples in the monastery have two major functions, namely, keeping the precepts and keeping the discipline. The duty of the ordained monk is to submit the disciple who has committed the ordination, just as the duty of the police is to arrest the offender. Just as the duty of a monk is to sentence and proclaim the laws of the monastery, just as the duty of a judge is to sentence and enforce the law. This also determines that the martial arts of the hospital are mainly based on grappling, and the lethality is not great. However, the martial arts of the first seat of the Discipline Academy is the highest in the Dharma Academy, and all Shaolin disciples, no matter how high the martial arts, as long as they have not practiced the grappling technique and do not know how to crack the grappling hand, they will be captured by the monks of the Discipline Academy.

(5) Shinmon Temple. The Taoist Institute is a place where Shaolin monks practice Buddhism, and anyone who can enter the Taoist Institute must have considerable attainments in Buddhism. The monastery does not teach martial arts, only Buddhism. The couplet in front of the courtyard is: "The Buddha gate is vast, and all living beings are universal." ”

(6) Confessional. The confessional hall is a place where disciples who have broken the vows are kept in confinement. The disciples of this hall must strictly abide by the precepts of the monastery, and their martial arts are at the middle level of the precept academy, and his function is like that of a prison guard. The couplet in front of the confessional hall is: "The sea of suffering is boundless, and the shore is turned back." ”

(7) Yakuo-in. Yaowangyuan mainly studied the traditional medicine of the Shaolin Temple, the first of which was the most proficient monk in the temple, and his function was to treat injured Shaolin disciples.

(8) Relic Temple. The Relic Monastery is a place where the souls of the monks who have passed away. All monks in the temple will be cremated in the relics after death, and then their ashes will be hidden in the tower behind the temple. The disciples of the Relic Monastery are also responsible for the cleaning of the whole temple and other miscellaneous affairs, so most of the disciples in the monastery are lowly in martial arts. There is only one kind of martial art in the Relic Temple, and that is the "Iron Broom Gong". It is precisely because the relics institute does not teach martial arts, so the disciples in the academy can only rely on some of the moves they see when they work in the various courtyards to practice by themselves. Therefore, once there are disciples with extremely high talent and understanding, martial arts can often be found in their own way.

(9) Scripture Pavilion. The Tibetan Scripture Pavilion has all the martial arts secrets and Buddhist classics of the whole temple. The main function of the disciples of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion is to guard the scripture building outside the pavilion. There is only one chance to enter the Pavilion once a day, and that is to do the daily cleaning and sorting of books. The disciples of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion are not high in martial arts, but most of them are outstanding disciples in the temple. And because he can come into contact with a vast sea of martial arts books every day, only highly gifted disciples can study on their own. The first seat of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion is the oldest monk in the temple, and he does not know martial arts, which determines that the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion does not pass on martial arts. However, the relics and the pavilion are often the places where the masters of the temple are hidden.

(10) Damo Academy. Entering the Dharma Temple is the highest honor for the monks in the temple. There are only eight seats in the Dharma Academy, which concentrates the eight masters with the highest martial arts in the whole temple, mainly studying the most refined martial arts of the school. The main ones in martial arts are swordsmanship and fingering. Because the swordsmanship is Taoist martial arts, there is only one kind of swordsmanship in Shaolin Temple, that is, "Dharma Swordsmanship". Shaolin disciples generally do not learn swordsmanship, only lay disciples with high fortune can learn the first 36 styles of swordsmanship, and then there are monks who enter the Dharma Academy can learn all 81 styles of swordsmanship. Fingering is the most profound martial art, and only by entering the Dharma Academy for further study can you achieve something in fingering. At present, the Dharma Academy is majoring in the most powerful "Flower Finger", "Wuxiang Robbery Finger", "Dora Ye Finger" and "One Finger Zen Gong". The first internal skill of the Dharma Academy is the "Mind and Qi Mixed Yuan Gong", also known as the "Shaoyang Divine Skill", which is the deepest internal skill of Shaolin Temple in addition to the "Dragon Descending Elephant Gong". The first Damo Academy is the most likely to become the next generation of Shaolin abbots.

The above are some of the halls and departments with specific functions, and the buildings in the temple also include:

(1) Xie Xing Jingshe: This is the place to entertain martial arts colleagues who come to Shaolin Temple as guests.

(2) Bodhidharma Pavilion: It is the place where the second ancestor Hui can wait for Bodhidharma to come back to the heavy snow and knees, so it is also called Lixue Pavilion.

(3) First Ancestor Nunnery: Every year on the birthday of the Bodhidharma Patriarch, the monks of the whole temple have to come here to pay respects.

(4) White Palace: There are murals of thirteen stick monks to save the Tang King and a number of martial arts maps, which is the place where Shaolin monks practice martial arts. Ordinary disciples are not allowed to enter at will.

(5) Daxiong Treasure Hall: It is the place where the abbot gathers the monks of the whole temple to hold major activities, such as the Buddha's birthday. Outside the hall, there are evening drums, morning bells and newspaper bells.

(6) Vegetable garden: Since Shaolin Temple eats fasting and is mainly vegetarian, the self-secluded vegetable garden is cultivated by Shaolin miscellaneous disciples. Generally, the disciples of the vegetable garden are those who are stupid and unsuccessful.

(7) Stick room: This is the place where Shaolin Temple stores weapons such as sticks, knives and guns.

(8) Meditation room: It is the largest building in the temple, mainly for monks to sit and rest.

(9) Dining hall: that is, the dining room, which is a place for the disciples of the whole temple to eat and drink.

(10) Tallinn: This is where the ashes of Shaolin monks are placed. Tallinn has always been solemn, and it is carefully cleaned by the disciples of the Relic Monastery every day.

(11) Bodhidharma Face Wall Cave: It is the place where Shaolin monks committed major negligence and were punished to the wall in the cave. The heaviest punishment in the Shaolin precepts is to abolish martial arts and expel from the temple, and the second heaviest punishment is to think about the wall for the rest of your life in the Bodhidharma cave. In the history of Shaolin, only Master Hairuo was probably the only one who was punished in the cave and faced the wall until he died of illness.