1. The abbot is a monk who accepts and preaches Buddhism. If there is a file to prove his inheritance, the abbot does not need to inherit;

2. A temple with an abbot must have a sound system and certain requirements for personnel and scale, but it is not necessarily a temple with an abbot;

(3) The abbot is generally influential. For example, the abbot needs the approval of the provincial Buddhist Association and the Chinese Buddhist Association for the record, but the abbot is unnecessary.

(4) Generally speaking, as long as there are temples, there are abbots, and the abbots must be large-scale temples. The abbot can serve as multiple temples, but not the abbot.

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How can I become an abbot?

First, in Han Buddhism, the general manager of a temple is called the abbot. If he can pass the ceremony of ascending to Jin and Yuan, he can be called the "abbot".

Second, in addition to having enough qualifications and self-cultivation, generally speaking, you must be a large temple group to have an abbot. Usually there are three halls in a temple, and there are more than 500 people in the temple. Small-scale jungle temples should have at least 300 people and as many as 2,000 to 10000 people.

Third, if you want to become an abbot, you generally have to be appointed by the religious administration department and the Buddhist Association in your province before it can take effect.

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