Regula magistri (English spelling)

…In the 5th and 6th centuries, Italy was in the midst of the rise and fall of the Germanic kingdoms, and political and economic devastation was severe. At the same time, there was a strong desire for spiritual rehabilitation, and many people from all social classes applied to become monks. Benedict tried to gather these people together and establish a ``school for the service of God.'' Referring to Roman law and the ``Regula magistri'' (monastic rules drafted in the early 6th century, the author of which is unknown), he established his own principles of monastic life that were moderate based on his personal experience, and created an organization as a family with the abbot as the father. This rule eventually became a typical example of Western monasticism, and it competed with the Irish rules and showed overwhelming influence from the 8th century onwards. …

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…5,6世紀のみぎりイタリアはゲルマン諸王国興亡のさなかにあって政治･経済的荒廃がはなはだしかったが，同時に精神的更生を求める気運も盛んで，あらゆる社会階層から修道士志願者が続出していた。ベネディクトゥスはこれらの人々を集めて〈天主に奉仕する学校〉を創立しようと試み，ローマ法や〈レグラ･マギストリRegula magistri〉(6世紀初頭に起草された筆者不明の修道院規則)などを参照しつつ，個人的体験をもとに独自の中庸を得た修道生活の原則を樹立し，修道院長を父とする家庭としての組織をあみだした。この会則はやがて西欧修道制の一つの典型となり，アイルランド系の戒律と競合して8世紀以降圧倒的な影響力を示すことになる。…

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