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Why is the monk's head in the temple called the abbot?
The residence of the abbot of a Buddhist temple is called the abbot, also known as the abbot and the main hall. This is the narrow sense of the word abbot. Broadly speaking, the abbot not only refers to the abbot's residence, but also includes its ancillary facilities such as dormitory, tea hall, Liao Bo and so on. According to the Vimalakīrti Classic, when Vimalakīrti was a bodhisattva, he lived in a bedroom only ten feet square, but it was incredible that he could accommodate 2,000 teachers. Dow's "Fa Zhu Yuan Gan Lin Tong Quan" contains: "On Friday, there was a temple tower in Miyagi, Visheri, northwest of the palace, which was the foundation of Vimo's former residence. Merchants are spiritual gods, and their bricks are made. Yun Chuan: The accumulation of stones means that the disease exists now. "In the middle of Tang Xianqing, the poor Wei Temple inherited Li Yi's watch, melted the yellow water in the state, and made Wang Xuance go to the western regions. Forty miles northeast of Pieri City, Wei Mo was lying in his bedroom to show his illness, and the ruins were piled with stones. Wang Xuance bowed with his hand and measured vertically and horizontally, hence the name abbot. " Many historical records record that the abbot got his name from Wang Xuance's move. However, the word "abbot" has appeared in Wang Jianqi's Toutuo Temple Monument in Selected Works. The article said: "In the fifth year of Song Daming, the abbot Mautz was established to protect the statue." Gao said, "Stop, one foot long and one foot high, the abbot who stops the face ring." "Daming" was the title of Emperor Xiaowu of Liu Song in the Southern Dynasties, and the fifth year of Daming was 46 1. However, it is not clear in the original text whether the so-called "abbot" here means what later generations mean, so I just want to say something. The master also refers to the room where the abbot lives. "The Zen Garden has clear rules, please stay" says: "Make the seer plan, and then go to the hall to make personnel." "Lu Sansheng is a Zen Master Zhang": "When the teacher arrives at Daowu, Daowu practices and holds a mord. When the teacher saw it, it was a cloud:' Just wait.' Daowu promised. When the teacher is in class, he will go to the head teacher again. However, Daowu has a majestic abbot sitting inside. The teacher is nearby. Tao Wuyun said,' I want to ask you something, okay?' Shi Yun: "This is also a suitable wild fox. Then go out. "Lotus Lantern Festival Yao Xiang Yan Xian Zen Master" said: "I told Weishan again and again in class." In the above two cases, the master obviously refers to the abbot, that is, the abbot's room.