勅修百丈清規 8.46

8.46

On the side of the stele, the great assembly recorded five matters together, which still remain today and can serve as a mirror and warning; they are also recorded to the left: After the Great Master's passing, before inviting an abbot, the daily assembly discussed the reform of the mountain monastery, with five matters for the long term: First, the stūpa cloister shall always invite one fully ordained monk and have one śrāmaṇera sweep and sprinkle. Second, within the monastery boundaries, nunneries, nun graves, or nun stūpas shall not be established, nor shall lay households be permitted to dwell. Third, all who rely [for refuge] and postulants leaving householder life must rely exclusively on the single person of the abbot; the monastic assembly may not accept them individually. Fourth, beyond the terrace and in other places, manors and farmlands shall not be established. Fifth, the disciples dwelling in the mountain may not privately store money and grain either internally or externally. To clarify the stream lies in settling the source; may later successors forever revere and follow this. Jointly recorded by the great assembly on the day the stele was erected.