勅修百丈清規 3.76

3.76

法眷　　叨濫住山。有媿　同門之有。因循抱疾。將為畢世之人。敬奉手書聊伸　面別。

To Dharma Relatives: "Having undeservedly held the post of mountain abbot, I feel ashamed before my fellows of the same gate. Lingering in prolonged illness, I am soon to become a person of a concluded life. Respectfully presenting this handwritten letter, I thereby extend a parting from afar.