法苑珠林 22.19

English (machine translation) 22.19

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22.19

When shaving the hair, five or three hairs are left on the crown of the head. The candidate approaches before the upādhyāya and kneels on the right knee. The upādhyāya asks, 'Do you permit me to remove this top hair for you now or not?' The candidate answers, 'Yes.' Then the upādhyāya puts the kāṣāya upon them. Just as it is being put on, according to the Samantapāsādikā, another verse of praise is recited, saying:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese