四明尊者教行錄 1.79

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1.79

Above, you have already received the three refuges. I am merely the one transmitting the precepts; now, on behalf of the assembly present here, I shall respectfully invoke Śākyamuni the World-Honoured One and the other five sacred masters to descend to the bodhimaṇḍa. Before the buddhas and bodhisattvas, you must plead for mercy and repent, and be questioned concerning the hindrances, before you are fit to uphold the Dharma. Properly speaking, the ritual of requesting the masters should be declared by yourselves; but assuming you are not yet able, I shall now instruct you. You must be sincere of heart and by no means treat this lightly:

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