勅修百丈清規 4.96

4.96

方丈特為茶了。次早新首座懷香詣方丈。拜請云（齋退特為後堂首座大眾。就雲堂點茶。伏望慈悲降重）具狀（式見後）備盤袱爐燭。詣後堂首座寮。炷香拜請云（今晨齋退就雲堂點茶特為伏望降重）呈納狀訖。特為人令本寮茶頭。遞付供頭貼僧堂前下間。封皮粘狀前。次令堂司行者報眾掛點茶牌。長板鳴。僧堂內巡請茶（鳴鼓集眾行禮並與常特為禮同）。

When the abbot's special hospitality of tea is concluded, the next morning the new head seat takes incense in his sleeve, goes to the abbot's quarters, and bows in invitation, saying, "After the midday meal, I will offer tea in the cloud hall as a special hospitality for the rear hall head seat and the general assembly. I humbly hope for your compassionate condescension to attend." He prepares an invitation card (format seen below), readies a tray, cloth, censer, and candles, goes to the quarters of the rear hall head seat, burns incense, and bows in invitation, saying, "This morning after the midday meal, tea will be offered in the cloud hall as a special hospitality. We humbly hope you will lower your dignity to attend." Having presented the invitation card, the host directs his dormitory's tea master to pass it to the offering attendant to paste in the lower bay in front of the Sangha hall, with the envelope affixed before the card. Next, he orders the hall office postulants to notify the assembly and hang up the tea-offering plaque. The long board is struck, and an invitation to tea is made throughout the Sangha hall. (The striking of the drum to assemble the community and the performance of protocol are all the same as the ordinary special hospitality protocol.)