Abstract:
Monastic rules were organizational administrative regulations established by Chinese religion, and The Imperial Monastic Rules for Buddhists was one of the most important documents in the history of development of Buddhist monastic rules. This set of monastic rules was written under the governmental authorization and assured to be carried out by the state power. As a result, it differed in character from former Buddhist monastic rules because it already ascended from Buddhist self-disciplining stipulations to national religious regulations. The set of monastic rules involved various relation of religious laws and regulations and provided many religious rights and duties, which exercised great influence on administrative regulations of Buddhist organizations in later times.
