勅修百丈清規 2.67

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尊宿相訪。須預掛接尊宿牌。鳴鐘集眾門迎。彼若尚簡則潛入寺。住持必於寢堂具香燭相接。仍令鳴僧堂鐘。客頭報首座。領眾插香問訊畢眾退。兩序勤舊就陪坐。燒香喫茶罷。侍者方插香禮拜。帶行侍者行者人僕轎從參拜。方丈執局及參頭領眾行者人僕轎番。以次參拜。侍者復燒香點湯湯罷。兩序勤舊同送客位。客頭令備轎。住持同引巡寮報禮。侍者隨侍。若以下諸山則侍者引巡寮。請客侍者具狀。詣客位。插香拜請特為湯。稟云（方丈拜請和尚。今晚就寢堂。特為獻湯。伏望慈悲降重）稟訖呈狀（式見後）畢客頭覆云（請和尚湯罷就座藥石）寢堂釘掛帳幕。排照牌。設特為光伴位。鳴鼓行禮。揖坐揖香。勸湯湯罷。藥石並同常特為禮。客頭詣客位請云（方丈請和尚今晚湯果）仍請兩序光伴。侍者覆。來早上堂致謝。次早請湯。侍者燒香行者問訊。僕從聲喏。住持相陪喫粥。粥罷請茶。侍者再稟上堂。座右設位。半齋點心。如大尊宿則首座眾頭首稟住持。勸請為眾開示法要。住持先到客位陳意若允首座具狀。兩序大眾同詣客位。插香拜請。次請住持引座報眾掛牌。法座前左右排立。至時鳴鼓。住持同下法堂位前立。住持先引座。與常上堂同。下座兩序詣尊宿前問訊。尊宿往住持前問訊。歸中普問訊登座。侍者兩序出班問訊。住持問訊說法畢下座。住持前問訊。普與大眾問訊。住持兩序大眾隨詣客位。插香拜謝。請客侍者具狀。請特為管待。山門置食備䞋。方丈備貼䞋。行禮與常特為同。若諸山平交斟酌中禮可也。若法眷尊長至。先講諸山相見禮。送客位請居中座。住持插香禮拜。講法眷禮。方丈內坐當讓中位。迎送如前禮。獻湯躬行禮。客力辭。侍者行禮。若嗣法辦事法妷相訪。當躬至方丈。住持即今鳴僧堂鐘。集眾人事。先請住持中坐。行弟子法眷禮。次講諸山禮。接送同前。但特為湯管待不具狀。請客侍者炷香陳請。又看年臘高低。臨時通變（請湯請管侍。請陞座。各有狀式。見後）。

When a venerable elder pays a visit, a placard for receiving a venerable elder must be hung in advance, and the bell struck to assemble the community to welcome him at the gate. If he prefers simplicity and enters the monastery discreetly, the abbot must prepare incense and candles in the bedchamber hall to receive him, and still order the Sangha hall bell to be struck. The guest prefect informs the head seat, who leads the assembly to insert incense and make greetings with folded hands, after which the assembly withdraws. The two ranks and retired officers sit with him as company. When incense has been burned and tea consumed, only then do the attendants insert incense and pay homage. The accompanying attendants, postulants, servants, and palanquin bearers pay their respects. The abbot's hall duty staff, as well as the assembly head leading the postulants, servants, and palanquin shifts, pay their respects in turn. The attendant burns incense again and serves hot water; when the hot water is finished, the two ranks and retired officers escort him together to the guest quarters. The guest prefect has a palanquin prepared, and the abbot accompanies him to lead him on a round of the dormitories to return the greetings, with attendants following in attendance. If it is someone from a subordinate monastery, an attendant leads the round of the dormitories. The guest-inviting attendant draws up an invitation letter, goes to the guest quarters, inserts incense, and with a bow invites him to a special hospitality offering of hot water, stating: 'The abbot's quarters respectfully invites the Upādhyāya this evening to the bedchamber hall for a special hospitality presentation of hot water, humbly hoping your compassionate kindness will condescend to honor us.' Having made the report, he presents the letter (the format is seen below); when this is finished, the guest prefect reports: 'We invite the Upādhyāya, after the hot water is finished, to take his seat for the evening meal.' In the bedchamber hall, hangings and curtains are hung, name-placards are arranged, and seats for the special guest and accompanying guests are set up. The drum is struck and the ceremony is conducted. Greetings are exchanged for seating and for incense. Hot water is urged, and when the hot water is finished, the evening meal is served, all according to the ordinary protocol for special hospitality. The guest prefect goes to the guest quarters and invites him, saying: 'The abbot's quarters invites the Upādhyāya this evening for hot water and fruit,' and also invites the two ranks to lend their company. The attendant reports that [the guest] will ascend the hall the next morning to express thanks. The next morning, hot water is offered; the attendant burns incense, the postulants make greetings with folded hands, and the servants shout formal assent. The abbot accompanies him to eat gruel. When the gruel is finished, tea is offered. The attendant reports once again on ascending the hall; a seat is set up to the right of the dharma seat, and mid-morning refreshments are served. If he is a great venerable elder, the head seat and prefects report to the abbot, urging and requesting that he expound the essentials of the Dharma for the assembly. The abbot first goes to the guest quarters to explain this intent; if he consents, the head seat draws up an invitation letter, and the two ranks and the great assembly go together to the guest quarters, insert incense, and with a bow make the request. Next, they request the abbot to lead him to the seat, inform the assembly, and hang the placard. Before the dharma seat, [the assembly] stands in rows on the left and right. When the time comes, the drum is struck. The abbot and he go down together to stand before the positions in the dharma hall. The abbot first leads him to the seat, in the same manner as an ordinary ascent of the hall. Descending from the seat, the two ranks go before the venerable elder and make greetings with folded hands. The venerable elder proceeds before the abbot and makes a greeting with folded hands, returns to the center, makes a general greeting with folded hands, and ascends the seat. The attendants and two ranks step out of their ranks and make greetings with folded hands. The abbot makes a greeting with folded hands. When the preaching of the Dharma is finished, he descends from the seat, makes a greeting with folded hands before the abbot, and makes a general greeting with folded hands to the great assembly. The abbot, the two ranks, and the great assembly follow him to the guest quarters, where they insert incense and make prostrations of thanks. The guest-inviting attendant draws up an invitation letter and requests a special hospitality banquet. The monastery prepares the meal and provides a gift, and the abbot's quarters provides an additional gift; the ritual procedure is the same as for ordinary special hospitality. If it is an equal colleague among the various monasteries, a moderate protocol may be adopted as appropriate. If a senior elder of one's own dharma lineage arrives, they first conduct the greeting protocol for various monasteries; after escorting him to the guest quarters and requesting that he occupy the central seat, the abbot inserts incense and pays homage, conducting the protocol for dharma relatives. When sitting inside the abbot's quarters, the central seat should be yielded to him. Welcoming and seeing off follow the previous protocol. In presenting hot water, [the abbot] personally conducts the ritual; if the guest adamantly declines, the attendant conducts the ritual. If a dharma successor, administrative colleague, or dharma nephew comes to visit, he should personally come to the abbot's quarters. The abbot immediately orders the Sangha hall bell struck to assemble the community for formal greetings. He first invites the abbot to sit in the center, and performs the protocol for disciples and dharma relatives, and next conducts the protocol for various monasteries. The reception and seeing off are the same as before, except that no written letter is drawn up for the special hospitality hot water and banquet; the guest-inviting attendant lights incense and states the invitation. Furthermore, one should observe the senior or junior level of their ordination age and adapt flexibly according to the occasion. (The formats of the invitation letters for hot water, banquets, and ascending the seat are each seen below).