[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) › 4.66 # 勅修百丈清規 4.66 勅修百丈清規 4.66 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.4.66) 古規初無莊主監收。近代方立此名。此名一立其弊百出。為住持私任匪人者有之。因利曲徇者有之。為勤舊執事人連年佔充者有之。托勢求充者有之。樹黨分充者有之。角力爭充者有之。蠧公害私不可枚舉。雖欲匡救末如之何。倘得廉正勤舊輔佐住持。公選區用。或對眾鬮拈之充。充此職者當克己為念奉眾為心。毋苛取佃戶。毋虧損常住。則自他俱利矣。 > In the ancient rules there were originally no manor masters or rent collection overseers; only in recent generations have these titles been established. Once these titles were established, a hundred abuses arose: some abbots privately appoint unfit men; some yield to crooked personal gain; some retired officers and executive staff occupy them year after year; some rely on influence to seek appointments; some form cliques to divide appointments; and some wrestle with might to seize appointments. Damaging public interest and harming private integrity, these cases cannot be enumerated. Even if one wishes to rectify them, what can be done? If incorruptible and upright retired officers can assist the abbot in openly selecting and employing candidates, or drawing lots before the assembly to fill them, those filling these offices should take self-restraint as their mindset and serving the assembly as their heart. Neither extorting the tenants nor diminishing the permanent assets, both self and others will be benefited. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.4.65) - [Next: 4.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.4.67) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt.4.66) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.4.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.4.66) · Pramāṇa