勅修百丈清規 4.110

4.110

Waiting until the tea offering for leaving the dormitory is concluded, he prepares a tea notice (the model appears below), and orders the tea master to post it in the lower bay in front of the Sangha hall. In full dignified deportment he invites the abbot's quarters and invites [them] to tea. In all dormitories, the tea offering plaque is hung to announce the invitation. He orders the offering attendant in advance to heat hot water and set out cups. The monastery storehouse prepares tea and candles. When the midday meal is finished, they proceed to their seats. The prefect offering tea enters the hall, burns incense, and serves tea (the ceremony is the same as that for the first and fifteenth days of the month).