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◎又持锡杖法(依天竺藏经重出，使后人看阅，知其源流也) 锡杖有二十五事威仪。持锡杖有二十五事者：一者、为蛇虫故。二者、为年老故。三者、为分卫故。四者、为出入见佛像不得使头有声。五者、不得持杖入众。六者、中后不得复杖出。七者、不得担着肩上以手悬两头。八者、不得横着膝上以悬两头。九者、不得手掉前后。十者、不得持至舍后。十一者、不得复持在三师前后，已杖出不得复杖随。十二者、若四人俱行，一人已持，不得复持随。十三者、若至檀越家，不得舍杖离身。十四者、至人门户时，当三抖擞，不出，应当更至余家。十五者、主人出，应当杖着左肘挟之。十六者、若至室中，不得使着地。十七者、当持自近卧床。十八者、当数取拭之。十九者、不使头有生。二十者、欲行当从沙弥若白衣受。二十一者、至病人家宿应得暮杖。二十二者、欲远送过去者，应得暮杖。二十三者、远请行宿应得暮杖。二十四者、远迎来者应得暮杖。二十五者、常当自近，不得指人若画地作字。 持锡杖法 现代汉语译本 ◎ 又持锡杖法（依据天竺藏经重新整理，使后人阅读时，了解其源流） 锡杖有二十五种威仪。持锡杖有二十五件事项需要注意： 一、为了驱赶蛇虫。 二、为了扶持年老之人。 三、为了乞食。 四、为了出入时见到佛像，不应使锡杖发出声响。 五、不得持锡杖进入大众聚集之处。 六、中午之后不得再次拄着锡杖外出。 七、不得将锡杖担在肩上，用手悬挂两头。 八、不得将锡杖横放在膝盖上，悬空两头。 九、不得用手随意摇动锡杖。 十、不得持锡杖到寺院后面。 十一、不得在三师（指和尚中的上座）前后持锡杖，已经拄着锡杖出去，不得再拄着锡杖跟随。 十二、如果四个人同行，其中一人已经持锡杖，其他人不得再持锡杖跟随。 十三、如果到了施主（檀越）家，不得将锡杖放下，使其离开身体。 十四、到达别人家门口时，应当抖动锡杖三次，如果主人没有出来，应当去其他人家。 十五、主人出来迎接时，应当将锡杖放在左肘下夹着。 十六、如果进入室内，不得使锡杖着地。 十七、应当将锡杖放在靠近自己睡觉的床边。 十八、应当经常拿出来擦拭。 十九、不应使锡杖头发出声音。 二十、想要出行时，应当从沙弥（尚未受具足戒的出家男子）或白衣（在家居士）那里接受锡杖。 二十一、到病人家住宿，应该允许傍晚拄着锡杖。 二十二、想要远送去世的人，应该允许傍晚拄着锡杖。 二十三、远途迎请，需要住宿时，应该允许傍晚拄着锡杖。 二十四、远途迎接来者，应该允许傍晚拄着锡杖。 二十五、经常应当将锡杖放在自己身边，不得用锡杖指人，也不得用锡杖在地上画字。 持锡杖法
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English version ◎ The Method of Holding the Khakkhara (Relying on the Tianzhu (India) Tripitaka to re-emerge, so that later generations can understand its origin and flow) The Khakkhara (a Buddhist monk's staff) has twenty-five aspects of dignified conduct. There are twenty-five matters to be aware of when holding the Khakkhara: 1. For the sake of repelling snakes and insects. 2. For the sake of supporting the elderly. 3. For the sake of alms-begging. 4. For the sake of not making noise when entering and exiting and seeing Buddha images. 5. One must not enter a crowd holding the Khakkhara. 6. One must not go out again with the Khakkhara after noon. 7. One must not carry the Khakkhara on the shoulder, hanging it by the two ends with hands. 8. One must not place the Khakkhara horizontally on the knees, suspending the two ends. 9. One must not swing the Khakkhara back and forth with the hand. 10. One must not take the Khakkhara to the back of the monastery. 11. One must not hold the Khakkhara in front of or behind the three teachers (senior monks); having gone out with the Khakkhara, one must not follow with the Khakkhara again. 12. If four people are walking together and one person is already holding the Khakkhara, others must not hold the Khakkhara and follow. 13. If one arrives at the home of a benefactor (Danyue), one must not put down the Khakkhara and let it leave one's body. 14. When arriving at someone's door, one should shake the Khakkhara three times; if the host does not come out, one should go to another house. 15. When the host comes out to greet, one should hold the Khakkhara under the left elbow. 16. If one enters a room, one must not let the Khakkhara touch the ground. 17. One should keep the Khakkhara near one's sleeping bed. 18. One should frequently take it out and wipe it. 19. One should not let the head of the Khakkhara make noise. 20. When one wants to travel, one should receive the Khakkhara from a Shami (novice monk) or a layperson (Baiyi). 21. When staying overnight at a sick person's house, one should be allowed to hold the Khakkhara in the evening. 22. When one wants to send off the deceased far away, one should be allowed to hold the Khakkhara in the evening. 23. When inviting someone from afar and needing to stay overnight, one should be allowed to hold the Khakkhara in the evening. 24. When welcoming someone from afar, one should be allowed to hold the Khakkhara in the evening. 25. One should always keep the Khakkhara near oneself, and one must not point at people with the Khakkhara, nor draw words on the ground with the Khakkhara. The Method of Holding the Khakkhara --------------------------------------------------------------------------------