The 48th episode of Hanshan's Autobiography Chronicles teaches the disciples of Zibai the essentials of meditation and the disciples of Lianchi the essentials of reciting the Buddha's name.
"The most beautiful nun" Shi Zhengxiaotong: graduated from a prestigious 985 school and became a monk. Now at the age of 33, she still refuses to return to secular life.
An eminent monk from the Song Dynasty lived in a remote mountain to raise tigers. He hung Buddhist scriptures on the beams of his house, collecting dust.