[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [勅修百丈清規](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025) › 3.7 # 勅修百丈清規 3.7 勅修百丈清規 3.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.3.7) 專使到彼寺。先見知客。同到庫司接送安下。次見頭首及諸寮。詣侍司詳稟來歷。侍者通覆住持。候可否。如允請。然後令鋪設卓袱安疏帖報兩序至。入請住持出。專使問訊（請趺坐）住持中立。專使插香大展三拜進前云（某蒙山門使令。攀屈尊嚴得奉慈顏。下情不勝感激之至）又三拜。詞云（即日時令謹時共惟。新命堂頭大和尚。尊候起居萬福）復三拜收坐具。住持各答一拜。詞云（叨膺請命有玷宗風。且厪遠來不勝多感）專使呈疏帖書問。住持接置几上。開書疏看過。侍者揖坐（專使於住持對面坐。西堂權趲下一位。以讓遠客）喫茶畢。同兩序送客位。堂司行者鳴僧堂鍾。大眾詣方丈作賀。庫司備香。首座知事各插香初展。詞云（法門多幸。伏審榮遷歡動叢林。下情不勝喜躍之至）再展云（即日時令謹時共惟。新命某處堂上大和尚尊候起居萬福）觸禮三拜。住持答一拜。詞云（自揆疎謬偶膺此選。過厪稱賀不勝多愧）眾散知客引專使巡寮畢。次第呈納本寺須知儀從什物。當晚特為湯藥石。至夜湯果皆請兩序勤舊。光伴庫司排辦。 > When the special envoy arrives at that monastery, he first meets the guest master, and together they go to the storehouse, where he is received and accommodated. Next, he meets the prefects and the various dormitories, and goes to the attendant quarters to report in detail the reason for his visit. The attendant reports this to the abbot to await his approval or refusal. If he accepts the invitation, then table covers are laid out, the proclamation and letter of invitation are placed thereon, and the two ranks are notified to arrive. They enter to invite the abbot to come forth. The special envoy greets him with folded hands (and invites him to sit cross-legged). The abbot stands in the centre. The special envoy inserts incense, fully unfolds his mat, makes three prostrations, steps forward, and says: 'Having received the command of my monastery, I have ventured to put your venerable presence to inconvenience in order to attend upon your compassionate countenance. My humble sentiments are exceedingly filled with boundless gratitude.' He makes another three prostrations and recites: 'In this present season and hour, I respectfully wish together that the newly appointed hall head great upādhyāya may enjoy myriads of blessings in health and daily life.' He makes another three prostrations and collects his niṣīdana. The abbot returns each with a prostration, saying: 'Undeservedly receiving the invitation, I bring blemish to the ancestral lineage; moreover, having troubled you to come from afar, I am exceedingly moved by deep gratitude.' The special envoy presents the proclamation, letter of invitation, and letters of inquiry. The abbot receives them and places them on the table, opens the letters and proclamation, and reads through them. The attendant bows him to his seat (the special envoy sits opposite the abbot; the west hall temporarily yields down by one seat to defer to the distant guest). When the tea is finished, together with the two ranks they escort him to the guest quarters. The hall office postulant strikes the Sangha hall bell, and the great assembly goes to the abbot's quarters to offer congratulations. The storehouse prepares incense. The head seat and administrators each insert incense and initially unfold their mats, saying: 'The Dharma door is most fortunate. Having heard of your glorious promotion, joy stirs the monastic grove. Our humble sentiments are filled with boundless exultation.' Unfolding their mats again, they say: 'In this present season and hour, we respectfully wish together that the newly appointed great upādhyāya in the hall of such-and-such place may enjoy myriads of blessings in health and daily life.' They make three prostrations touching the mat. The abbot returns one prostration, saying: 'Reflecting on my own carelessness and inadequacy, I have accidentally received this selection. Having caused you excessive trouble to offer congratulations, I am exceedingly ashamed.' The assembly disperses, and the guest master leads the special envoy on a round of the dormitories. Afterward, he presents in order the register of essential information, the welcoming retinue, and the utensils of his monastery. That evening, special hospitality of hot water and the evening meal is offered, and at night hot water and fruit are served; the two ranks and retired officers are invited to grace the gathering, with the storehouse making the arrangements. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.3.6) - [Next: 3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.3.8) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt.3.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.3.7) · Pramāṇa