The Hall in the third row of the monastery is the Abbot’s Office. In the courtyard, there are two bronze bells on the two sides. On the south wall from east to west hang the 16 black wooden plates with gilded characters: Commitment, End of Salute, Beginning of Summer Lectures, Beginning to Preach with a Whisk, End of Seven Day Meditation, Beginning of Seven Day Meditation, Explanation of Commandments, Random Explanation, Recitation of Disciplines, Repentance, Transmission of Commandments, Fasting, Ceremony of the Abbot Taking his Seat, Prophetic Record, Preaching Buddhist dharma, Assembly in the Hall. These plates mark the most important Buddhist rituals in the Buddhist Chan monastery. According to the rules of monasteries, for each important activity in a monastery, the announcement must be made by hanging a plate to inform all the monks and workers of the whole monastery in preparation to guarantee the activity in good order.

The Abbot’s Office is the place the abbot of the monastery preaches to the disciples. The Abbot’s Office of the Jade Buddha Monastery now is also a place for the abbot to receive the important guests and Buddhist delegations at home and abroad. On the second floor it is the famous jade Buddha. That is why the house is called the Jade Buddha hall. In addition, various Buddhist sutras are hoarded there, thus it is also called the Tripitaka Library.