勅修百丈清規 5.23

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上來十支淨戒一一不得犯。汝能持不。答云。能持。是事如是持。沙彌三拜胡跪合掌。善男子。汝今受戒之後當須頂戴奉持。不得違犯所持戒律。供養三寶勤種福田。於和尚阿闍梨。一如法教於上中下座。心常恭敬精進行道。報父母恩。衣取蔽形不以文彩。食取支命不得嗜味。花香脂粉無以近身。好色邪聲一無視聽。徐言持正。勿宣人短。倘有爭者兩說和合。男女有別草木無傷。非賢不友非聖不宗。法服應器常與人俱。非時不食非法不言。精勤思義溫故知新。坐則禪思起則諷誦。閉三惡道開涅槃門。於比丘法中增長正業菩提心而不退。般若智以長明。廣化眾生祈成正覺。用心如此。真佛弟子。沙彌禮三拜胡跪合掌。戒師起身秉爐。回向云。上來剃頭受戒功德。奉祝護法天龍伽藍真宰。各展威靈安僧護法。堂頭和尚。常為苦海之津梁。執事高人。永作法門之柱石。合堂清眾。同乘般若之舟。剃頭沙彌。共至菩提之岸。四恩總報三有齊資。法界有情同圓種智。十方三世一切諸佛諸尊菩薩摩訶薩摩訶般若波羅蜜。戒師仍就坐。作梵闍梨鳴磬云。處世界如虛空。如蓮花不著水。心清淨超於彼。稽首禮無上尊。

"The above ten pure precepts must not be violated, not even one. Can you uphold them?" The novice answers, "I can uphold them. I shall uphold these matters in this way." The novice bows three times and kneels on both knees with palms joined. "Good son, now that you have received the precepts, you must honor and uphold them reverently; you must not violate the precepts you have undertaken. Make offerings to the Three Jewels, diligently cultivate the fields of merit, follow the teachings of your upādhyāya and ācāryas in accordance with the Dharma, and in your attitude toward seniors, middles, and juniors, maintain constant reverence, vigorously practicing the Way and repaying the debt to your parents. Take clothing merely to cover the body, not for adornment; take food merely to sustain life, not craving fine flavors. Do not allow cosmetics, perfumes, or powders near your body; pay no regard to alluring forms or depraved sounds. Speak gently and maintain rectitude; do not proclaim the faults of others. If there is a dispute, speak to harmonize both sides. Distinguish men and women, and harm neither grass nor trees. If one is not worthy, do not make them a friend; if one is not a sage, do not revere them as your standard. Let the Dharma robe and proper vessel always accompany your person. Do not eat at improper times; do not utter what is not Dharma. Diligently contemplate the meaning [of the teachings], reviewing the old to understand the new. In sitting, engage in dhyāna contemplation; in rising, chant and recite. Close the three evil paths and open the gate to nirvāṇa. Within the Dharma of the bhikṣus, foster right action, never retreating from the bodhicitta, and keep the light of prajñā wisdom ever radiant. Broadly transform sentient beings, praying to attain right awakening. One who applies the mind like this is a true disciple of the Buddha." The novice bows three times and kneels on both knees with palms joined. The ordination master stands up, holds the censer, and makes the dedication: "May the merit of the tonsure and precept transmission performed above be reverently offered in prayer to the Dharma-protecting heavenly dragons and the tutelary spirits of the monastery: may each unfold their majestic spiritual power to bring peace to the Sangha and protect the Dharma. May the hall head upādhyāya constantly serve as a ferry across the ocean of suffering. May the eminent administrators forever be pillars of the Dharma gate. May the pure assembly of the whole hall together board the boat of prajñā. May the tonsured novice reach the shore of awakening together with them. May the four debts of gratitude be completely repaid, and the three realms of existence equally aided; may the sentient beings of the Dharma realm jointly fulfill the omniscient wisdom. All the Buddhas of the ten directions and three periods, all the honored bodhisattva-mahāsattvas, mahāprajñāpāramitā!" The ordination master sits back down. The chant-master strikes the chime and chants: "Dwelling in the world like empty space, / Like a lotus flower unsoiled by water, / The pure mind transcends all of that; / I bow my head to the unexcelled honored one."