諸經要集 4.21

4.21

與剃髮時。當頂留五三髮。來至和上前䠒跪。和上問言。今為汝除去頂髮許不。答言好。然後和上為著袈裟。當正著時。依善見論復說偈讚云。

When shaving the head, three to five hairs should be left on the crown. [The postulant] approaches the upādhyāya and kneels on both knees. The upādhyāya asks, saying: "Do you now grant permission for me to remove the hair on your crown, or not?" [The postulant] replies, saying: "Yes." Then the upādhyāya puts the kāṣāya on him. Just as it is being put on, according to the *Samantapāsādikā* (Shanjian lun), a verse of praise is again recited, saying: