The clapper stops and is succeeded by the chiming of a bell, which can be heard for miles around. Then comes the pounding of a drum, and the monks briskly head to the hall for their first class of the day. They won't exchange a single word until after breakfast, so as not to disturb their spiritual concentration.
板聲方休，東院的陣陣鐘聲遠傳四方，接著是雄渾有力的咚咚鼓聲響起，出家人規律地和著節奏快步走向早課的殿堂，在用完早齋之前，出家人並不互相言談，以免影響心神的專注。