Legal basis:
Measures for the Administration of Buddhist Temples in Han Dynasty in China
Article 15 The number of overlapping-avoidance shall be uniformly printed by the Chinese Buddhist Association and distributed by the provincial Buddhist Association. In violation of national laws and regulations, those who abandon the precepts and become secular will be recovered by their Buddhist associations or temples and handed over to the provincial Buddhist associations for cancellation.
Article 16 Buddhist monks, haircut and converts must be patriotic, chaste, proficient in teaching methods and statutes, and abstain from wax for more than ten summers; Its qualification shall be examined and determined by the Buddhist Association, and if it meets the requirements, a certificate shall be issued. Those who fail are not allowed to preach, accept disciples or accept converts.
Seventeenth temples should be based on actual needs, put forward the number of resident monks, reported to the competent government departments for approval. Within the prescribed quota, anyone who accepts abbots and monks to become monks must check with the precepts, decrees or local Buddhist associations (if there is no Buddhist association, it can be proved by the original temple); A new monk shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of these Measures. Monks who require permanent residence in monasteries must go through a year's assessment, declare their household registration to the competent government departments, and go through the formalities of relocation.
Article 18 If a resident monk leaves a monastery, the monastery shall withdraw the precepts and decrees and transfer his household registration back to his original place. Those who violate strict precepts, don't abide by temple rules, and don't change after repeated education will be removed from the list after discussion and decision by the temple affairs meeting. Those who use their status as monks to swindle and cheat, do evil, corrupt Buddhism, and have a very bad influence will be expelled from the Buddhist association at a higher level after the decision of the temple affairs meeting, confiscated by the precepts and decrees, and their household registration will be transferred back to their original places. Those who violate the criminal law shall be handed over to judicial organs for handling.