勅修百丈清規 2.9

2.9

先期堂司率眾財送庫司。營供養。請製疏僉疏（降誕禮同）住持上堂祝香云（佛成道日。某寺住持遺教遠孫比丘某甲。奉為法界眾生。䖍爇寶香。供養本師釋迦如來大和尚。上酬慈蔭。次冀法界眾生同成正覺）次趺坐云（臘月八日。恭遇本師釋迦如來大和尚成道之辰。率比丘眾。嚴備香花燈燭茶果珍羞。以伸供養。住持遺教遠孫比丘某甲。陞于此座舉唱宗乘。所集殊勳上酬慈蔭。普願法界眾生。發明自己智慧。入微塵剎轉大法輪）次說法竟。白云（下座各具威儀。詣大佛殿諷經謹白）下座。領眾殿上展拜跪爐。維那白佛云（正覺山前睹明星而悟道。大千界內揭慧日以流煇）宣疏畢。諷經回向。涅槃日。住持先於佛殿拈香祝聖諷經畢次第上堂。祝香云（佛涅槃日。某寺住持遺教遠孫比丘某甲。䖍爇寶香。供養本師釋迦如來大和尚。上酬慈蔭。下與法界眾生同伸攀慕。所冀法身常住法輪再轉。一切有情悟無生忍）次趺坐云（二月十五日。恭遇本師釋迦如來大和尚入涅槃之辰。率比丘眾。嚴備香花燈燭茶果珍饈。以伸供養。住持遺教遠孫比丘某甲。陞於此座舉揚涅槃妙心。所集殊勛上酬慈蔭。普願法界眾生同圓種智者）說法竟。白云（下座各具威儀。詣大佛殿諷經謹白）下座。領眾殿上展拜跪爐。維那白佛云（淨法界身本無出沒。大慈願力示有去來）宣疏畢。諷經回向並同前。

In advance, the hall office collects funds from the assembly and delivers them to the storehouse office to prepare the offerings, requesting the drafting and joint signing of the memorial (the etiquette is the same as for the descent and birth). The abbot ascends the hall, offers incense, and says: "On this day of the Buddha's attainment of the Way, I, Bhikṣu [name], the abbot of [name] Monastery and a distant grandson of the bequeathed teachings, on behalf of all sentient beings of the dharmadhātu, reverently burn precious incense in offering to our original teacher, Śākyamuni Tathāgata, the Great Upādhyāya, to repay from above his compassionate shelter, and next, hoping that all sentient beings of the dharmadhātu together achieve right awakening." Next, he sits cross-legged and says: "On the eighth day of the twelfth month, reverently meeting the occasion of the attainment of the Way of our original teacher, Śākyamuni Tathāgata, the Great Upādhyāya, leading the assembly of bhikṣus, I solemnly prepare incense, flowers, lamps, candles, tea, fruit, and rare delicacies to extend these offerings. I, Bhikṣu [name], the abbot and a distant grandson of the bequeathed teachings, ascend to this seat to expound the sectarian tradition. May the extraordinary merit gathered repay above his compassionate shelter, and we universally pray that all sentient beings of the dharmadhātu will discover their own wisdom and enter fine dust-mote lands to turn the great wheel of the Dharma." When he finishes preaching the Dharma, he announces: "Stepping down from the seat, let each assume full dignified deportment and proceed to the Great Buddha Hall to chant sūtras. Respectfully announced." He steps down from the seat, leads the assembly in the hall to spread their mats and bow, and kneels before the incense burner. The karmadāna addresses the Buddha, saying: "Before the Mountain of Right Awakening, he gazed upon the morning star and was enlightened to the Way; within the great trichiliocosm, he raised high the wisdom-sun to spread its radiance." When the proclamation of the memorial is finished, they chant sūtras and dedicate the merit. On the day of Nirvāṇa, the abbot first offers incense in the Buddha Hall to pray for the Emperor and chants sūtras; then, following in order, he ascends the hall, offers incense, and says: "On this day of the Buddha's Nirvāṇa, I, Bhikṣu [name], the abbot of [name] Monastery and a distant grandson of the bequeathed teachings, reverently burn precious incense in offering to our original teacher, Śākyamuni Tathāgata, the Great Upādhyāya, to repay above his compassionate shelter, and below, extend together with all sentient beings of the dharmadhātu our yearning devotion, hoping that the dharma-body will abide forever, the wheel of the Dharma will turn again, and all sentient beings will awaken to the tolerance of non-arising." Next, he sits cross-legged and says: "On the fifteenth day of the second month, reverently meeting the occasion of the parinirvāṇa of our original teacher, Śākyamuni Tathāgata, the Great Upādhyāya, leading the assembly of bhikṣus, I solemnly prepare incense, flowers, lamps, candles, tea, fruit, and rare delicacies to extend these offerings. I, Bhikṣu [name], the abbot and a distant grandson of the bequeathed teachings, ascend to this seat to extol the wondrous mind of Nirvāṇa. May the extraordinary merit gathered repay above his compassionate shelter, and we universally pray that all sentient beings of the dharmadhātu together achieve all-inclusive wisdom." When he finishes preaching the Dharma, he announces: "Stepping down from the seat, let each assume full dignified deportment and proceed to the Great Buddha Hall to chant sūtras. Respectfully announced." He steps down from the seat, leads the assembly in the hall to spread their mats and bow, and kneels before the incense burner. The karmadāna addresses the Buddha, saying: "The body of the pure dharmadhātu fundamentally neither appears nor disappears; by the power of his great compassionate vows, he manifested going and coming." The proclamation of the memorial is finished, and the chanting of sūtras and dedication of merit are both the same as before.