僧羯磨 1.183

1.183

大德僧聽！今僧某月某日某時，集某處說戒。（如是唱已，說戒時至，年少比丘先往說戒堂中掃灑，敷座具、淨水瓶、洗足瓶、然燈火、具舍羅。若年少比丘不知者，上座應教；若上座不教者，突吉羅；若不隨上座教者，突吉羅。收亦如是。時諸白衣問比丘：「說戒時有幾人？」以不知故，比丘慚愧。佛言：「聽數。」雖數猶忘。佛言：「當具舍羅。」舍羅當以銅、鐵、竹木等作，不應用寶作。若患零落，當作函筒盛，函筒亦不應用寶作。僧集之時，比坐當相檢校，知有來不？應先白，然後說戒。白等儀軌，具如戒經。）

"May the venerable saṃgha listen! Today, on such a month, such a day, and such a time, the saṃgha will assemble at such a place to recite the precepts." (After this announcement is made and the time for reciting the precepts arrives, junior bhikṣus go beforehand to sweep and sprinkle the hall for reciting the precepts, spread seats, prepare pure water jars, foot-washing jars, light lamps, and prepare tallies (śalākā). If junior bhikṣus do not know how, the senior elder should teach them; if the senior elder does not teach them, it is a duṣkṛta; if one does not follow the senior elder's instruction, it is a duṣkṛta. Putting them away is also like this. At that time, laypeople asked the bhikṣus: "When reciting the precepts, how many people are there?" Because they did not know, the bhikṣus were ashamed. The Buddha said: "I permit counting." Even though they counted, they still forgot. The Buddha said: "You must prepare tallies." The tallies should be made of copper, iron, bamboo, wood, and the like; they should not be made of precious materials. If one fears they will be scattered or lost, a cylinder-box should be made to contain them, and the cylinder-box should also not be made of precious materials. When the saṃgha gathers, those sitting adjacent should check on one another to know whether [everyone] has come or not. A motion (ñatti) should first be made, and then the precepts recited. The formal procedures such as the motion are fully set forth in the Prātimokṣa Sūtra.)