勅修百丈清規 1.72

1.72

When the day arrives, the hall office postulant notifies the assembly on the preceding evening and hangs the sūtra-chanting plaque. The next morning, the bell of the Sangha hall is struck, gathering the assembly to ascend the hall. When the karmadāna has finished leading the Śūraṅgama Mantra, he addresses the Buddha (the same as on the four fasting days). The transference of merit says: ("On such-and-such month and day, at such-and-such monastery in such-and-such circuit and route, respectfully encountering the auspicious Thousand Autumns Festival of the Crown Prince, we 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 wholesome causes thereby gathered be respectfully offered to pray for the wise life of His Highness the Crown Prince for a thousand autumns. We humbly pray that the sun's disc may double its radiance and the moon's light may shine again, illuminating the maritime realm; that the mountains endure like whetstones and the rivers flow like ribbons, solidifying the foundation of the state. Vajra Amitāyus Buddha, and so forth.")