Monastic Administration

Director of Monastic Instruction, Preceptor Shi JiThe surname "Shi" (释) was adopted by all Buddhist monastics in China, signifying they are "children of the Buddha" (Sakyamuni).
Concurrently Preceptor of Propagation, Preceptor Shi Qingjing

The following is respectfully submitted in accordance with the Great Command. It concerns the management of the congregation’s interests and the oversight of followers for a three-year period, beginning on the 1st day of the 6th month of the Guisi year Approximately 933 CE and ending on the 1st day of the 6th month of the Bingshen year Approximately 936 CE.

During this interval, records were kept for all items received, including official and private donations, the personal effects of monks and nuns who died during the epidemicThis likely refers to a specific documented plague or period of high mortality in the Dunhuang region during the 930s., general offerings, and the surplus remaining from the Che-yuan-taiA specific local group or charitable association. and previous administrations. These items—comprising fine silks, damasks, brocades, cash, raw silk, cotton, wool, cloth, clothing, plates, bowls, bedding, and miscellaneous household goods—were brought to a general assembly at the Pure Land Monastery. There, in the presence of the Monastic Elders and the Preceptors of the various temples, the goods were sorted and distributed. One portion was allocated to the monks and nuns, and the remainder was put up for public auction. The proceeds are recorded as follows:

Year of the Snake 933 CE Clothing and items from official donations: auctioned for 2,320 feet of cloth.
Personal effects of the Venerable Monk-Superintendent Yin: auctioned for 9,312 feet of cloth.
Personal effects of Preceptor Jia: auctioned for 363 feet of cloth.
Funerary offerings for Lady Yin: auctioned for 830 feet of cloth.

Year of the Horse 934 CE Clothing and items from official donations: auctioned for 2,320 feet of cloth.
Three additional items of clothing: auctioned for 5,580 feet of cloth.
Three items of clothing belonging to Monk Longzhang: auctioned for 6,776 feet of cloth.
Personal effects of Pu Jingjin: auctioned for 2,978 feet of cloth.

Year of the Goat 935 CE Funerary offerings for Minister Cao Likely a member of the ruling Cao family of the Guiyijun (Return to Allegiance Army) who governed Dunhuang.: auctioned for 3,540 feet of cloth.
Funerary offerings for the Great King: auctioned for 8,320 feet of cloth.
Funerary offerings for Ma Bu: auctioned for 570 feet of cloth.
Dyed clothing from Guoguang: auctioned for 3,400 feet... Text ends mid-entry.