佛祖統紀 33.17

33.17

講懺儀　僧傳稱。漢魏以來請僧設供同於祠祀。起坐威儀略無規矩。至晉朝安法師。始依經律作赴請禮讚等儀。立為三例。一行香定座上講。二六時禮懺。三布薩等法。其後遠法師復立法社節度（有文在盧山集）唐宣律師。立分五眾物儀章服儀歸敬儀鳴鍾犍度。照律師作落髮儀。皆附時傍教以為法也（釋門正統）。

Rituals for Lecturing and Repentance: The *Biographies of Eminent Monks* states: From the Han and Wei onwards, inviting monks and setting out offerings was identical to offering ancestral sacrifices; there was virtually no standard etiquette for rising and sitting. It was not until Master Dao'an of the Jin dynasty that, based on the sūtras and vinaya, rituals for answering invitations, praising, and so forth were first composed and established under three models: first, burning incense, determining seats, and ascending to lecture; second, the rites of repentance throughout the six intervals of the day; third, the procedures for Poṣadha and similar rites. Thereafter, Master Huiyuan further established regulations for the Dharma Society (the text exists in the *Collected Works of Mount Lu*). Vinaya Master Daoxuan of the Tang established the rites for dividing property among the five assemblies, the rites for vestments, the rites for taking refuge and revering, and the chapter on striking the bell. Vinaya Master Dazhao composed the tonsure ritual. All of these adapted to the times and adhered to the teachings to serve as norms (from the *Orthodox Lineage of the Buddhist Order*).