The story of Dharma facing the wall is just to express a belief in Buddhist practice. Many historical records record that Master Dharma spent nine years in Shaolin Temple, which should be true, but there is no record that he did not eat or drink. However, some history books record that bad people poisoned his food, and Master Dharma vomited poison after exercising his power, indicating that he needed to eat and drink for 9 years.

He is the ancestor of Zen Buddhism in China, claiming to be the 28th founder of Zen Buddhism, and he mainly advocates the two-in-four-line Zen method. The thought of the founder of Dharma has a great influence on China culture. He was born in South Tianzhu (India) and belongs to the czar caste. It is said that he was the third son of the King of Southern Tianzhu Xiang, and later became a monk.

Father Dharma bid farewell to Liang Wudi, crossed the river and went north to Songshan. He sat cross-legged in a naturally formed cave at the top of the mountain, facing the cave wall. This is nine years old. When Dharma left the cave and began to preach Zen, the disciples found that the stone he faced during meditation actually left an image of Dharma's facial posture, which was faintly visible, like a pale ink painting.

The story of Dharma facing the wall for nine years without eating or drinking.

Above the peak of Wuru Peak, not far from the peak, there is a natural cave, which is only 3 meters high, 3 meters wide and about 2 feet long. The square cave door faces the sun, which is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the air is fresh. There is a compact small lawn in front of the cave, surrounded by shade, and there is no light in the sky. Really: "There is no midsummer here, and the empty mountains listen to birds singing."

When Father Dharma came to Shaolin Temple, he used this natural cave as his meditation place. According to legend, the founder of Dharma sat cross-legged in this cave, facing the stone wall all day. It took nine years from 527 to 536. Later it became a beautiful talk in the history of Buddhism.

Father Dharma spent nine years in the cave. When he left the cave, he left an image of Dharma posture on the stone he was facing during meditation, which was faintly visible, like a pale ink painting. People call this stone "normal shadow stone". Call this natural cave "normal cave". To this day, this website still exists.

Nine years' deeds of the founder of Dharma have been admired by generations. The monks in the temple cut down the shadow stone and put it in the temple to pay tribute to it. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, a stone tablet square with two columns and one hole was built outside the side wall hole. The forehead is engraved with "mysterious land" and the back is engraved with "traces from the East".