四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 1.291

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今明結法，分三；初緣前後者。《五分》云：應先結戒場，後結大界。若先結大界者，當捨已，更前結之，然後唱相結大界。《毘尼母》、《善見》亦同此說。今猶有人先結大界者，此不讀聖教，唯信意言。問：先結大界者，戒場成不？答：《五分》所明，應捨已更結，故知成也。但不成後法，故須解之。《五百問》云：後結戒場者，於中受戒，恐無所獲。又云：不知同於未制。賴有此路，則通僥倖。今時結者，多有非法。或將五六人徑往戒場中，界內不集，總唱三相已，具加二種羯磨者。或有界內通唱三相已，隨界加法者。或於大界內遙結者。或先結戒場已，但唱大界外相，不唱內相，而加法者。此等諸濫，結並不成。故須當界各唱各結，方得成就。

Now, explaining the method of demarcation, divided into three parts: First, regarding the sequence of circumstances: The Pañcavargika-vinaya states: One should first demarcate the ordination platform, and afterwards demarcate the great boundary. If one first demarcates the great boundary, one should relinquish it, demarcate [the ordination platform] first, and then proclaim the marks and demarcate the great boundary. The Vinayamātṛkā and Samantapāsādikā also share this explanation. Nowadays there are still people who first demarcate the great boundary; this is because they do not read the sacred teachings and merely trust their own opinions. Question: If one first demarcates the great boundary, is the ordination platform validly established or not? Answer: What the Pañcavargika-vinaya explains is that one should relinquish it and demarcate it anew; hence we know it is validly established. However, because the subsequent karman is not validly established, it must be dissolved. The Five Hundred Questions states: If one demarcates the ordination platform afterwards, receiving ordination within it will, it is feared, yield nothing. It also states: Being unaware is the same as before the prohibition was instituted. Relying on this avenue allows for an excuse. Nowadays, many who perform demarcations do so illicitly. Some take five or six people straight into the ordination platform, do not assemble within the boundary, proclaim all three sets of marks together, and fully apply both kinds of karman. Some proclaim all three sets of marks universally within the boundary, and apply the karman according to the boundary. Some demarcate from afar within the great boundary. Some, having first demarcated the ordination platform, proclaim only the outer marks of the great boundary without proclaiming the inner marks, and apply the karman. None of these haphazard demarcations are validly established. Therefore, one must proclaim each and demarcate each in its appropriate boundary; only then will it be accomplished.