宝华山隆昌寺

朝九华山后。渡江至宝华山。隆昌寺。此寺乃专持戒律之道场。故人呼之为老律堂。凡受具足戒者。皆以宝华山受戒为荣誉。故国内新戒。每逢戒期。趋赴之。公礼圣性和尚。留住过年。

宣化偈曰：
宝华别名老律堂。尸罗梵行力弘倡。
金刚光明从此出。重重无尽网罗幢。

Visiting Lung Ch'ang Monastery on Pau Hua Mountain

After bowing at Chiu Hua Mountain, the Master crossed the river to Lung Ch'ang Monastery on Pao Hua Mountain. This Bodhimanada is known for its strict maintenance of the moral precepts, and so people call it the " Old Vinaya Hall." Pao Hua Mountain is a most honorable place to receive the complete precepts of a Bhikshu. Therefore, many of the new preceptees in the nation assembled there each time the precepts were transmitted. The Master bowed to the Abbot, the venerable Master Sheng Hsing (Sagely Nature), who invited him to pass the new year there.

The verse says:
The other name of Pao Hua Temple is the Old Vinaya Hall.
In Shila and pure practices, it is far and away the leader.
A powerful vajra brightness emanates from within;
It is wonderfully adorned with endless layers of banners and jeweled netting.