勅修百丈清規 1.65

1.65

On the auspicious days of the bright mandate—the first of the month, the full moon, the eighth, and the twenty-third, being the four fasting days—on the preceding evening the hall office postulant notifies the assembly and hangs the sūtra-chanting plaque. The next morning, when the great bell ceases, the bell before the Sangha hall is struck afterwards, gathering the assembly to ascend the hall. The karmadāna leads the Śūraṅgama Mantra, chants the name of Bhaiṣajyaguru, and concludes the praise of the Buddha. The transference of merit says: ("On this auspicious day of such-and-such date, I, the monk so-and-so, abbot and Dharma transmitter of such-and-such monastery in such-and-such prefecture, reverently gather the saṅgha of the entire mountain, respectfully hasten to the precious hall, chant the Divine Mantra of the Great Buddha's Summit of Ten Thousand Practices of the Śūraṅgama, and proclaim the sacred names. May the vast causes thereby gathered be dedicated to extending the sacred life of the present Emperor in myriad serenities. Vajra Amitāyus Buddha, Benevolent King Bodhisattva, and so forth.")