勅修百丈清規 7.54

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叢林以三月初一日。出草單。見後方丈止掛搭。堂司依戒臘牌寫僧數。令行者先呈首座。次呈住持。兩序掛僧堂前。備卓子列筆硯于下。凡三日皆齋後出。或有差誤請自改正。蓋防初上床曆。一時恐有錯亂。又眾多或致漏落。將寫圖帳故先具草單。各當自看本名戒次高下。近來好爭作閙者。往往恃強挾私。爭較名字。是非互相塗抹。喧譁撓眾犯者合擯。果有冐名越戒者。惟當詳稟。維那首座。覆住持處置。

The monastic grove posts the draft roster on the first day of the third month. Once it is seen, the abbot's quarters halts further admissions. The hall office writes out the monk counts according to the ordination seniority boards, and directs a postulant to present it first to the head seat and next to the abbot. The two ranks hang it before the Sangha hall, preparing a table set with brush and inkstone underneath. For three days, it is posted after the midday meal. If there are errors, they are requested to correct them themselves. This is to guard against confusion when first entering names into the platform register, and also lest in a large assembly some be omitted. Because the diagrams and registers are about to be written out, the draft roster is prepared first. Each monk should inspect for himself the ranking of his own name and ordination seniority. Recently, those fond of disputing and making commotions often rely on force, harbor private interests, quarrel over names, and smear out rights and wrongs against one another; such clamoring that disturbs the assembly warrants expulsion. If anyone indeed usurps a name or exceeds his proper seniority, one should only make a detailed report to the karmadāna and the head seat, who report to the abbot for disposition.