勅修百丈清規 4.34

4.34

僧史曰。知事三綱者。若網罟之巨繩提之則百目正矣。梵語摩摩帝。此云寺主。即今之監寺也。又大集經云。僧物難掌。我聽二種人掌三寶物。一阿羅漢。二須陀洹。更復二種。一能持淨戒識知業報者。二畏後世罪有諸慚愧者。

The Monastic History states: 'As for the three directors among the administrators, they are like the main cord of a fishing net; pull it, and the myriad meshes are set straight.' In Sanskrit, it is mamati, translated here as monastery director, which is the present prior. Furthermore, the Great Collection Sūtra states: 'Monastic property is difficult to manage. I permit two kinds of people to manage the property of the Three Jewels: first, arhats; second, srotāpannas. Further, there are another two kinds: first, those who can maintain pure precepts and know karmic retribution; second, those who fear future transgressions and possess shame and remorse.'