四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 2.154

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不貼坐具戒十五。五緣：一先有故坐具，二更作新者，三為己，四無心以故者貼，五作成便犯。此與後九十中者，相對四句：一作新如量不貼，犯此戒；二作故過量，犯後戒；後二俱句，準知。律中，造新坐具時，若故者未壞，未有穿孔，當取浣染治，牽挽令舒；裁割取縱廣一磔手貼新者上，若邊若中央，以壞色故。但言須貼，不言氈布，隨十種衣通得。《僧祇》：氈作方一磔手。取故氈時，不得從少聞犯戒者、無聞者、住壞房不治者、惡名人、斷見人、遠離二師者、不喜咨問人、不分別魔事人，不應取；取則反上。不尖邪、凹凸、缺角、穿壞、垢膩，著時令方圓得正。《多》云：若無長者，短亦應用。《善見》云：故者，下至一經坐，不須貼。律不犯中，裁取故者貼；若彼自無得處，更作新者（必有得處，如上律論）；若他為作，若得已成者，若純故者作，不犯。

Precept 15: Not patching a sitting mat. Five conditions: first, previously possessing an old sitting mat; second, making another new one; third, for oneself; fourth, having no intention to patch it with the old one; fifth, completing it immediately constitutes the offense. This corresponds in four permutations to the one among the later ninety [pāyattikas]: first, making a new one of proper measure without patching, which violates this precept; second, making from the old one exceeding the measure, which violates the later precept; the other two permutations can be inferred accordingly. In the Vinaya, when making a new sitting mat, if the old one is not ruined and has no holes, one should take it, wash it, dye it, treat it, and pull it taut to stretch it; cut out a piece one span long and wide to patch onto the new one, either at the border or in the center, in order to spoil the color. It only says it must be patched, not specifying felt or cloth; any of the ten kinds of robes is universally permitted. The Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya: felt made square, one span. When taking the old felt, one must not take it from those of little learning who break the precepts, those with no learning, those who live in damaged rooms without repairing them, those of bad reputation, those of nihilistic views, those estranged from the two masters, those who do not like to consult and inquire, or those who do not distinguish Māra's affairs; taking it must be the reverse of the above. It should not be pointed or skewed, concave or convex, lacking corners, perforated or ruined, or greasy; when attaching it, make it properly square or round. The Sarvāstivāda-vinaya-vibhāṣā says: If there is no long piece, a short one should also be used. The Samantapāsādikā says: As for the old one, down to having been sat on once, it does not need to be patched. Non-offenses in the Vinaya: cutting from the old one to patch; if one has nowhere to obtain it and makes another new one (one must certainly have a place to obtain it, as in the Vinayas and treatises above); if another makes it for him; if obtaining what is already completed; or if making it purely from the old one, there is no offense.