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The ''Regula Magistri'' or Rule of the Master is an anonymous sixth-century collection of monastic precepts. The text of the ''Rule of the Master'' is found in the ''Concordia Regularum'' of Benedict of Aniane, who gave it its name. ==History== The ''Rule of the Master'' was written two or three decades before Benedict's the Rule of Saint Benedict.〔(Theisen OSB, Jerome. "The Rule of Saint Benedict", The Order of Saint Benedict )〕 Unlike the Rules of Pachomius which are a collection of regulations, instructions, and prohibitions concerning the life of the community, the ''Rule of the Master'' contains precise regulations but also a theological and spiritual reflection showing the reason for the regulations. The Rule of the Master consisted of an introduction followed by ninety-five chapters. Over twenty chapters are devoted to the Divine Office. The four-part introduction comprises a prologue, the parable of the spring, the commentary on the Lord’s Prayer and the commentary on the Psalms. The format follows the literary convention of a series of questions. The first part, through Chapter 10, discusses spiritual doctrine, the latter portion, monastic discipline.〔Walthen, Ambrose C., ''Silence: The Meaning of Silence in the Rule of St. Benedict'', Cistercian Publications, Consortium Press, Washington D.C., 1973, ISBN 0-87907-822-7〕 In the Parable of the Spring, the Master invokes Christ's appeal in Matthew 11:29 to "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart ..." Adalbert de Vogüé points out that the Master viewed the monastery as a school where one learns from Christ.〔De Vogüé, Adalbert "The Rule of Saint Benedict. A Doctrinal and Spiritual Commentary'', Kalamazoo, Michigan; Cistercian Publications, 1983〕 The first part of the Rule is characterized by the abbot's function to teach.〔 One of the writings that influenced the Master was Saint Augustine's ''Letter 211'', which was sent to a community of women founded by Augustine in the city of Hippo. Augustines's writings were well known in the sixth century and his texts on religious or monastic life were considered standard.〔 The writings of John Cassian are also indicated.〔(Feiss OSB, Hugh. "Humility", The Monastery of the Ascension, Jerome, Idaho )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rule of the Master」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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