勅修百丈清規 1.30

1.30

Regarding the opening and conclusion of the Imperial Birthday recorded in the old rules: hall monks and the hall office were issued permits, and newly arrived guests were issued permits by the guest office to carry with them as verification. In former times, monks and Daoists submitted census records once a year and paid the corvée-exemption fee, with the officials issuing permits as proof. Therefore, in addition to their traveling gear and ordination certificates, they had yearly corvée-exemption permits, summer-retreat permits for wherever they stayed, and permits for the opening and concluding of the Imperial Birthday to be ready for official inspection; everyone was also fearful and cautious. Although these are no longer used today, the matter is preserved to show antiquity.