Introduction to the positions of monks in temples?

The main person in charge of the Weina Zen Hall. Dimension, outline dimension, means to control the monks; That, the Sanskrit short for Karmaputra, means "teaching", and the combination of Chinese and Vatican is called Vena. His duty is to emphasize the importance of all the monks, and to make all the songs in tune. Anyone who violates the rules in the meditation hall has the right to punish him regardless of his position. When he went to the temple, Weina was in charge of the initiation of Buddhist ceremonies, taking sound as a Buddhist matter, which can be said to be the commander-in-chief of Buddhist orchestras.

There can be several deputies of Yuezhong Weina, which are called Dayuezhong, Eryuezhong and Sanyuezhong. If Weina is not here, the meditation hall can be managed by Dayuezhong, so Dayuezhong is also called Guan Tang. When Yuezhong went to the temple, he beat the musical instruments in detail, cooperated with singing, and taught the etiquette of the novice Zen monks.

Knowing Tibetan is familiar with the three Buddhist scriptures, and is in charge of and protecting important Tibetan scriptures. He is responsible for the placement, repair, purchase and loan of all correspondence, and orders people to handle it. Equivalent to the curator of the temple library.

The Tibetan master holds the key to the scripture cabinet, dries the scriptures regularly, and is responsible for the storage and borrowing of Buddhist books. The equivalent of a librarian.

The ginseng head, also known as the warhead, is the one who has been in meditation for the longest time or is the most skilled. What he mainly undertakes is to demonstrate and set an example for the beginners to participate in Zen;

The water manager washes his face every morning, prepares mouthwashes in the morning, at noon and at night, and foot washing water after going out of the slope.

every day, the head of the regiment picks out clean buckets, flushes toilets, changes hand washing water, washes handkerchiefs and so on.

The guest hall has the following deacons:

The main person in charge of the Zhike guest hall is in charge of the daily affairs inside and outside the temple and the reception of monks and nuns. Its status is similar to that of the office director and the reception director. Zhike is also called Da Zhike, and its deputies are called Er Zhike and San Zhike. They directly arrange the work of taking care of the guests.

take care of the guests, clean the guest rooms, etc. Anyone who knows a guest to accompany a guest for tea and rice must be attentive to the guest and must not lose his dignity. There are several guests, who are engaged in the specific work of the guest room, similar to office officers or temple guest house administrators.

according to the arrangement of the sitting room, the person in charge of Yunshui Hall in Liaoyuan receives Yunshui monks who come to the temple to sign the bill. Individual laymen can also stay in Yunshuitang for a short time. Case yuan manages several famous ascetic monks who do specific chores.

The monk duty was originally not full-time, which means that the monks take turns. The main responsibility is to manage and inspect the monks' dignity on behalf of the abbot. Every day, the monk duty must lead the monks to the temple to recite lessons, etc. From morning till night, he is supervising and checking the monks' discipline and the four kinds of dignity of walking, standing, sitting and lying down. Anyone who breaks the law should be criticized or punished. Therefore, the monk value is also called picket;

the manager of the main hall of the temple. Its duty is to take care of oil lamps, incense sticks, set up offerings, and clean Buddha statues and temples. Some halls have two managers. The first name is the temple master, and the second name is the incense lamp.

The managers of the incense burner hall have the same responsibilities as the temple owners. The incense lamps in Yunshuitang also have to take care of things and supply tea for monks who hang orders. The incense lamps in the Buddhist meditation hall should also help the Guan Tang to take care of the old and weak Buddhist monks, who are not qualified for the strict rules of the Buddhist meditation hall and practice here simply.

The Hour Clock is the call of the jungle. Every morning, at night and at special times (holding grand ceremonies, welcoming eminent monks and great virtues, etc.), the monks are responsible for ringing the bells upstairs.

A monk who is responsible for beating drums on the Drum Tower, with a big drum with a big head and a big bell.

night patrol, also known as patrol photo, is a monk who is responsible for night patrol and taking photos of the time on the blackboard.

The head of the gate guards the entrance of the monk. Responsible for opening and closing the door on time, ensuring the cleanliness of the mountain gate, and reporting to the guest room in time if there are special circumstances.

The secretary is responsible for the secretarial work of the temple, including the sending and receiving of letters, the drafting of documents, and the copying of Shuwen in various Buddhist events, which is equivalent to the current documents and secretaries.

There are the following deacons in the warehouse.

The prison is commonly called "master", and its power in daily temple management is second only to that of the abbot. He is also the supervisor of the warehouse, and not only the institutions affiliated to the warehouse obey his arrangement, but also the work of the temples should be supervised by him. Except for some senior elders, all kinds of deacons in the temple should ask him for advice if they have any problems, and he should ask the governor or abbot for advice. Some monasteries also set up deputy prisons.

The rank of supervisor is the highest in the temple. He assisted the abbot and assisted the prison, but he rarely took charge in his daily work, usually by an elder who had worked in the prison for many years. His relationship with the prison is similar to that between the retired abbot and the current abbot. The Superintendent is an adviser to the abbot when appointing deacons. If any deacon is incompetent or violates the rules, the Superintendent has the right to suggest to the abbot that he be replaced or ordered to move (that is, expelled from the temple). His position in the meditation hall is at the head of the prison.

he is the deputy of the prison of the auxiliary temple, and the prison is not as good as the care office. On weekdays, in addition to guiding the work of the treasurers, his responsibility is not to let the temple lack any necessities of life and Buddhism, and pay for it with a shopping note. In contemporary temples, cashiers and accountants are set up in charge of cash and account books, but the deputy temple is responsible for financial supervision.

The storeroom head is responsible for the management of the storeroom. Some monasteries have a treasurer directly managing the storeroom under the storeroom head, and a paste storeroom under the treasurer. There is no handyman with incense lamps in the warehouse, so the materials handling and cleaning in the warehouse are all done by the storekeepers. Some monasteries have a lot of things to do in repairing the halls and houses, and the storekeeper must be responsible for the transfer arrangement and working hours calculation of all kinds of craftsmen. Some monasteries set up a special deacon for this purpose, called the supervisor. Under the supervisor, there is also a foreman who is responsible for managing the temporary workers who work for the temple.

The owner of the manor is commonly known as "the master of the lower house". The owner of the manor is responsible for all the affairs of the manor belonging to the monastery, including the management of the field boundary, the manor house, farm tools and employees, the rent and storage of the farmland. This kind of deacon has died out in contemporary monasteries, but some monasteries still set up slopes to arrange all kinds of productive labor, or know the public.

Yuantou manages the vegetable garden of the temple. In addition, some monasteries also set up "Zhishan" to manage the forest bamboo and wood in the temple.

In the past temples, the supervisor was mainly responsible for renting interest and taking in Gu Mi. In contemporary temples, it is mainly responsible for the acceptance of purchased objects. The deacon in charge of temple procurement is called "procurement".

Daliao has a heavy workload and a fine division of labor, and there are many deacons:

The main person in charge of Daliao, the temple's life manager. As the old saying goes, "the first tone is the tone, and the standard is the tone", "If you eat and drink, you will live, and if you get it, you will die." As a key person in charge of all monks' fasting, the responsibility is indeed great. Therefore, the abbot must invite monks who are good at planning, capable and reliable to hold this position.

The important assistant of Fantou Restaurant is responsible for cooking porridge, keeping abreast of people's coming and going, and adding and subtracting rice and water, so as to have enough to eat without wasting.

Tiean is responsible for serving the monks and serving food in the Buddhist temple. Vegetables should be tasted first, so that they can be reconciled properly; You can't taste the food first, so as not to blaspheme the Buddha.

under the guidance of the Canon, the vegetable head plans and prepares kitchen dishes, including the selection, peeling and elutriation of vegetables.

Shuitou ensures the supply of domestic water for cooking and burning tea.

The tea head ensures that the monks can have enough tea every day and bath water twice a month. Some monasteries also set up "bath heads" to take care of water for bathing.

the burner manages the cooking range of the food and grasps the temperature. In some monasteries, there are also big fire heads that specialize in rice cookers and small fire heads that specialize in vegetable pots.

the grinding head is responsible for grinding rice, wheat, soybean milk and tofu in the kitchen.

In the fasting hall, the walking hall lays bowls and chopsticks, holds meals and adds meals for the monks entering the fasting hall, and cleans and cleans the bowls and chopsticks after the fasting. In some monasteries, there are also "heads" for laying bowls and chopsticks and "heads" for washing bowls and chopsticks.

The mantle is rich in the following deacons:

Outside the mantle, the courtyard is supervised, while inside the mantle. The mantle is the confidential secretary and direct assistant of the abbot and monk, responsible for sending and receiving letters and drafting documents. If there are visitors that the abbot is unwilling or inconvenient to see, they can be interviewed by the mantle. Some monasteries also have "silver mantle" and "solemn mantle". The "silver mantle" is in charge of the daily income of the temple in cash and its accounts, including donor affinity, lent and other economic exchanges. The "solemn mantle" is responsible for the solemn utensils and valuables collected in the temple.

the person in charge of the incense burning waiter's room. The abbot said that when he presided over the Buddhist ceremony, lit incense, prayed, went to court and offered sacrifices, he burned incense and held incense burners high and walked in front of the abbot.

outside the record is the secretary, and inside it is the record. The records of the mantle case are mainly written in French when the abbot speaks, please enlighten when preaching, and write sparse articles for various Buddhist events. Moreover, the quotations of the elders are mostly compiled by his records.

the decoction is the classic seat outside and the decoction inside. He is the abbot Xiaozao and the chef in the guest room. When the abbot was ill, he decocted soup and decocted medicine, hence the name "decoction medicine". He also has to do many odd jobs, such as taking care of the abbot's private guests, managing and distributing special food. The "comprador" is responsible for purchasing the vegetables and other supplies needed to attend the guest hall.

the message of inviting guests to Yiboliao. Anyone who comes to meet the abbot is first reported to the abbot or the abbot by his ticket; If the abbot or the mantle has instructions, he will also convey them to the outside world.

the waiter of the abbot of the holy monk. He takes care of the abbot to put on clothes, draw clothes, fold and store the cassock. In Buddhist ceremonies, the abbot should be given a torch and a prescription; Send mouthwash to the abbot after dinner, and carry bags for the abbot when he leaves the temple. Under normal circumstances, this kind of deacon does not take turns, but is long-term, and there is no need to change his position during the semi-annual order.

Monkey cooks brew tea and the monks who do odd jobs in the abbot's kitchen. It also includes the Qing people who are drawn from the meditation hall in turn. They are responsible for guarding the door, pouring tea, laying dishes and chopsticks and other chores.

Zushi is responsible for taking care of the retired old monk.

In some contemporary jungles, there are also "five big mouths" in the management organization, but the division of labor is not as detailed as in the past jungles, and the names of inspection mouths and the scope of management are also somewhat different. It is briefly introduced as follows:

The warehouse inspector is in charge of the daily necessities and house construction of the monks in the whole temple. By the prison, vice temple, library, etc.

Ketangliao carries out leave of absence for monks in and out of the temple, registration of accommodation for foreign monks, reception of guests coming and going, and registration of Buddhists. Be responsible for knowing the guest and taking care of the guest.

Wei Naliao is responsible for chanting rituals and Buddhist arrangements in the morning and evening. Wei Na, Yue Zhong, Xiang Deng and Si Shui are equally responsible.

Yiboliao manages the abbot's clothes, bowls, soups, medicines, offerings, exhibits in the temple and solemn objects in the temple. Take the responsibility from the mantle, the soup and the medicine.

Ten systems, such as summer and winter, safety, big job invitation, posting, seven strokes, general invitation, counting the age, list signs, bells and drums, etc., are implemented in the hate system of monks in the jungle. By the monk value, etc.