[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [勅修百丈清規](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt) › 4.23 # 勅修百丈清規 4.23 English (machine translation) 4.23 - **Language:** English ### [4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt.4.23) The office of attendant is the closest and most intimate. They observe virtue from beginning to end, listen to teachings morning and night, and receive personal instruction and guidance, hoping that their realization of the Dharma Way reaches great fulfillment; thus their etiquette should always be respectful and prudent. Ānanda's attending Gautama and Xianglin's attending Yunmen were solemn charges of the Buddhas and ancestors; how could they be treated lightly? - [Previous: 4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt.4.22) - [Next: 4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt.4.24) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt.4) ## Linked texts (1) - [勅修百丈清規](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.4.23) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt.4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt.4.23) · Pramāṇa