How are Buddhist dharma names named?

The Dharma names of monks have two inheritances: "Dharma School" and "Zhao Sect":

The most common Dharma schools are Zen and Tiantai sects, and each generation has one A special word that represents seniority. For example, in the Gushan Dharma system of the Caodong Sect, Master Zong Shun is the 49th generation with the character "Teng", the previous generation Elder Jinghui is the 48th generation with the character "Fu", and the next one is the 40th generation Master Xuyun. Six generations of "ancient" characters. "Reviving the past and reviving the present" is the inheritance lineage of the Dharma sect.

There are also inheritances based on ordination sects, such as the "Zong" of "Zong Shun", which is the Tiantai sect passed down by Master Qingding of Sichuan, and "Zhi Zong Qingzu", Zhi Min, Master Zong Shun's ordination mentor. The master is the generation with the character "Zhi", I am the generation with the character "Zong", Master Zongshun's disciples are the generation with the character "Qing", and his disciples are the generation with the character "ancestor".

However, the situation is different when naming lay people. Generally, the name is based on a certain character from the Dharma sect or the Sha sect inheritance, plus a certain character from the common name, to facilitate memory and reduce workload. There are also great masters who use Dharma names to encourage, place expectations on, and give blessings to their disciples. They no longer use the word system, but give different names to each one, or call them all by the same name, etc.

Extended information:

Dharma name (religious term)

Buddhist term refers to the special name given by those who convert to Buddhism. It is the title given by the master after the ordination ceremony has been held for monks, or when lay people have taken refuge in the Three Jewels and taken ordination, or at the funeral of lay people who have not taken refuge or taken ordination before death.

Definition

1. Also known as the name of the precept, the taboo of the law, and the name of the law. The name given to the teacher when he ordained as a monk.

2． The posthumous title given to the monk after his death.

Note: In India, there are four surnames who become monks, shave their heads and wear three robes, and they are all Buddhist monks and ascetics. However, their common names are still used, such as Shariputra, Moggallana and others, and they do not use the Dharma name in particular. However, in China, Japan and other places, one has to join a religious order to become a Buddhist disciple, which means taking an oath to observe the precepts, so they all take another name.

Rules

So, this situation also exists for monks who are monks. They have their own "Dharma name" and "Character name" (also called "Dharma name"), so generally monks have three A name, namely "legal name" and "font size", as well as the common name on the ID card.

But one rule that should be known is that the "Dharma name" cannot be called by just anyone. It is the master or elder of a monk who can call it, and outsiders can only call it "Dharma name".

Reference: Dharma name (Baidu Encyclopedia)