翻譯名義集 1.267

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[Karmadāna] Nanshan says: "The Treatises on Grammar translate it as 'order', meaning one who knows the proper order of monastic affairs." The Jigui zhuan says: "Both Chinese and Sanskrit are cited together. Wei means the guiding rope, which is Chinese. Na is Sanskrit, abbreviating the three characters jie-mo-tuo (karmada-)." The Sengshi lüe says: "In Sanskrit karmadāna, translated as 'overseer of affairs', and also called 'rejoicer of the assembly'. It means knowing the affairs and rejoicing the assembly. Investigating the time of the Buddha, Kāśyapa governed the assembly at Gṛdhrakūṭa, and Śāriputra administered affairs at the Bamboo Grove." The Yinyi zhigui says: "The sangha is like a net; it relies on a person of virtue to serve as the head-rope. Under the Sui, when Li Haiyou was governor of Runzhou, he appointed Zhilin to be the arbiter of affairs and head-rope. After that, temples established the Three Directors: the Elder (sthavira), the Karmadāna, and the Tenzo (steward)."