Only two years ago, Ling Chuan Temple's Chan Seven classes had no more than 70 members and all you had to do was apply to take part; today, there are usually around 200 applicants, of whom only half are actually accepted.
兩年前，靈泉寺的禪七每班七十人，報名即可參加；現在是報名人數二百隻錄取一半。