宗四分比丘隨門要略行儀 1.8

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Text for the Saṅgha to Individually Make Pravāraṇā: "Bhadanta, focus your mind! Today the Saṅgha holds pravāraṇā. I, Bhikṣu So-and-so, also make pravāraṇā. If there are offenses seen, heard, or suspected, I pray that the bhadanta elder, out of compassion, will speak to me. If I see the offense, I shall make deśanā according to the Dharma!" (Spoken three times.) If there are two persons, three persons, or four persons, they should make pravāraṇā mutually with one another. (The text states:) "Three elders, focus your minds! The Saṅgha holds pravāraṇā today. I, Bhikṣu So-and-so, also make pravāraṇā in purity." (Spoken three times.) The response is: "Yes." For the remaining persons (the procedure is also like this). For one person, the mental resolution procedure for pravāraṇā merely omits the phrase "Elders, focus your minds!" above. (All the rest is the same as above.) Procedure for Distributing the Light Belongings of a Deceased Bhikṣu (First, have the bhikṣu who nursed the sick take the light belongings of the deceased bhikṣu and relinquish them into the Saṅgha. The text states:) "Saṅgho suṇātu, bhadantas! Bhikṣu So-and-so has passed away in this dwelling place (if he died in another place, one should say 'that dwelling place'). All of his robes and non-robe items ought to be distributed by the present Saṅgha." (After speaking this three times, collectively say: "I, Bhikṣu So-and-so, take these robes and items and now relinquish them to the Saṅgha." Once they have been relinquished in this way, one who knows the Vinaya should first ask, saying, "Is there a caregiver?" If they say there is, one should ask, saying, "Do the Three Jewels or private individuals owe items to the deceased? Furthermore, does the deceased owe items to the Three Jewels or private individuals?" If they say there are, one should recover or repay them, and only then perform the rite. The protocol for performing the rite must establish four standards: first, determine whether they are co-initiates or not co-initiates; second, whether bequest was valid or invalid; third, distinguish between light and heavy [property]; fourth, reward labor and distribute shares. The preceding three standards involve rather numerous categories of matters; consult the unabridged text. As it violates the names of what is prohibited, it is not fitting to cite them copiously. As for the fourth, rewarding labor and distributing shares, the matters must be fully set forth.)