四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 2.238

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二能受者，是比丘。《了論》：能令受者，具戒比丘，住於自性，求得在此處。解云：能受者，清淨持戒無毀，故言住自性；欲求飲食，名為求得；此處受食，即度與餘比丘，不須更受，即名此比丘為能受。若破戒、被擯、別住、十三難、三舉、滅擯、應滅擯、學悔等人，不成受故。

Second, the person capable of receiving is a bhikṣu. The *Vinayavibhāṣā* states: 'The one capable of receiving is a fully ordained bhikṣu, dwelling in his natural state, who seeks and obtains [food] in this place.' Explanation: 'Capable of receiving' means purely maintaining the precepts without breach, hence termed 'dwelling in his natural state'; desiring to seek food and drink is termed 'seeking and obtaining'; receiving food in this place and directly passing it to another bhikṣu without requiring him to receive it again—this bhikṣu is termed 'capable of receiving.' If a person has broken the precepts, is expelled, is living in parivāsa, has the thirteen impediments, is subject to the three acts of suspension, has been subject to permanent expulsion or deserves permanent expulsion, or is undergoing probation for rehabilitation (śikṣādattaka), he cannot effect valid receipt.