November 17 or the 5th day of the 10th lunar month is Patriarch Dharma’ s Birthday. Shaolin Temple, the ancestral monastery of Chan sect, seriously followed ancient rules to launch the yearly Da Chan Qi in winter. 120 Chan monastics gathered in the Meditation Hall of Shaolin Temple to improve self diligently and achieve realization in the certain timeframe.

Passing the Qi Qi board

Applying for permission to take time off from life and death

Drinking tea

Qi Qi

Qi Qi