大比丘三千威儀 2.3

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持錫杖有二十五事：一者為地虫故。二者為年老故。三者為分衛故。四者出入見佛像，不得使頭有聲。五者不得持杖入眾。六者日中後不得復持杖出。七者不得擔著肩上。八者不得橫著肩上以手懸兩頭。九者不得手掉前却。十者不得持杖至舍後。十一者三師已持杖出，不得復持杖隨出。十二者若四人共行，一人以持杖出，不得復持杖隨後。十三者至檀越家，應杖不得離身。十四者至人門時，當三欬瘶不出，應當便去至餘處。十五者設人出，應當杖著左肘挾之。十六者杖在室中，不得使著地。十七者當持自近臥床。十八者當取拭之。十九者不得使頭有生。二十者欲持杖出，當從沙彌受、若白衣受。二十一者至病瘦家宿，應得暮杖。二十二者遠送過去，當得暮杖。二十三者遠請行宿，應得暮杖。二十四者行阿其云，應得暮杖。二十五者常當以自近，不得指人若畫地作字。

Carrying a khakkhara entails twenty-five matters: First, for the sake of crawling insects on the ground. Second, on account of old age. Third, for the sake of piṇḍapāta. Fourth, when going in or out and seeing an image of the Buddha, one must not allow the top to make a sound. Fifth, one must not hold the staff when entering the assembly. Sixth, after midday, one must no longer carry the staff when going out. Seventh, one must not carry it on one's shoulder. Eighth, one must not lay it horizontally across the shoulder, dangling both ends with the hands. Ninth, one must not swing it back and forth with the hands. Tenth, one must not carry the staff behind a house. Eleventh, if the three teachers have already gone out carrying their staves, one must not go out following them carrying a staff. Twelfth, if four people walk together and one person has already gone out carrying a staff, one must not follow behind carrying a staff. Thirteenth, upon arriving at a dānapati's house, the staff should not leave one's person. Fourteenth, when arriving at someone's gate, one should cough three times; if no one comes out, one should forthwith depart and go elsewhere. Fifteenth, if someone comes out, one should place the staff under the left arm and hold it. Sixteenth, when the staff is in a room, it must not be allowed to touch the ground. Seventeenth, one should keep it near one's sleeping couch. Eighteenth, one should take and wipe it clean. Nineteenth, one must not allow rust or mold to grow on the top. Twentieth, when wishing to go out carrying the staff, one should receive it from a śrāmaṇera or receive it from a layperson. Twenty-first, when staying overnight at the house of an emaciated sick person, one is entitled to use the staff in the evening. Twenty-second, when seeing someone off on a long journey, one should be entitled to use the staff in the evening. Twenty-third, when invited to travel far and stay overnight, one is entitled to use the staff in the evening. Twenty-fourth, when traveling as an āgantuka, one is entitled to use the staff in the evening. Twenty-fifth, one should constantly keep it near oneself, and must not point at people or draw characters on the ground.