四分律行事鈔資持記 1.921

1.921

《三千威儀》。彼文甚廣，撮要引之。第二卷首云：新至比丘欲到賢者所，請作依止阿闍梨，當先自說言：我為某（先陳己名），遠離三師，各去是若干里；今獨來在此，本意欲學；連遇國郡不安，故來到是，今自歸賢者，賢者為我作依止阿闍梨；賢者用某自歸故，受某甲為弟子；賢者當用法故，為某甲作阿闍梨。說已，頭面作禮陳請等。又云：弟子依止阿闍梨，有五事：一者當數往，二者至戶當三彈指，三者入當頭面禮，四者長跪問消息，五者當還向戶出；復有五事：一旦往問訊；二師呼即著袈裟往，不應單身；三當掃地具澡水，拂拭床席；四若有所作，若出入行止當報；五受經問解得不得，不應有恐意。

The Three Thousand Proper Deportments: That text is very extensive; it is cited here in an abridged summary. The beginning of the second fascicle states: 'When a newly arrived monk wishes to go to a worthy person to request him to act as his dependence-ācārya, he should first state himself: "I, named so-and-so (first declaring his own name), am far separated from my three teachers, each being several leagues away. Now I have come here alone, originally intending to study. Successively encountering unrest in the state and commandery, I therefore arrived here. Now I take refuge in the worthy one; may the worthy one act as my dependence-ācārya. Because so-and-so has taken refuge in him, may the worthy one accept so-and-so as his disciple; the worthy one should, in accordance with the Dharma, act as ācārya for so-and-so." Having said this, he bows his head to the ground in reverence, sets forth the request, and so on.' It further states: 'For a disciple depending on an ācārya, there are five matters: first, he should go frequently; second, arriving at the door, he should snap his fingers three times; third, upon entering, he should bow with his head to the ground; fourth, he should kneel and inquire after his health; fifth, he should back out facing the door. There are another five matters: first, he goes in the morning to pay respects; second, when the teacher calls, he immediately puts on his kāṣāya and goes, and must not go bare-bodied; third, he should sweep the ground, provide wash-water, and wipe clean the bed and mats; fourth, if he has something to do, or goes out, comes in, walks, or stays, he must report it; fifth, when receiving scriptures and asking about their meaning, whether he grasps it or not, he should not harbor a fearful mind.'