Originally posted by Fa Hui
"Di Zi" disciple...it's another way of referencing the Shaolin Discipleship Ceremony, otherwise also referred to as Gui Yi Fo, Fa, Sen...Fo, Fa, Sen meaning Buddha, Dharma, Sangha.
Shaolin's Taking Refuge ceremony is different from standard refuge ceremonies because of a blending with confucian gong fu family disciple traditions- it's a mixed bag.
I would think that we could expect any inner door disciple in a monastic tradition to know that, and would find it very difficult to believe that a high level monk would transmit his knowledge without formal ceremony.
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