四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 2.259

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水中戲戒五十二。《多論》四意：一佛法尊重，理宜敬奉，入水遊戲，損壞不輕。二動越威儀，招世譏過。三妨廢正業。四又失正念故。三緣：一是水，二無緣，三入中戲犯。律中，戲者，放意自恣，以手畫水，或水相澆灒，乃至以鉢盛水弄，一切墮。除水已，若漿若酒，弄者吉。《僧祇》：水陸互澆灒，越；俱水中者，提。《五分》：摶雪及草頭露弄者，吉。《伽》中：乃至水滴地亦吉。律中不犯者：若道行渡水，沈水取沙石諸物；若學知浮法，而浮掉臂畫水，灒者不犯。

The fifty-second precept: sporting in water. The Sarvāstivāda-vinaya-vibhāṣā gives four reasons: First, the Buddhadharma is revered and should properly be respected, and entering water to play damages it not lightly; second, it disrupts deportment and invites worldly criticism; third, it hinders and wastes one's proper practice; fourth, one also loses right mindfulness. Three conditions: first, it is water; second, there is no justifying condition; third, entering it to play constitutes an offense. In the Vinaya, 'playing' means giving free rein to one's desires, drawing in the water with one's hands, splashing water at one another, or even scooping water in a bowl to play with it—all incur pāyattika. Apart from water, if one plays with juice or alcohol, it is a duṣkṛta. The Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya states: Splashing water mutually between water and land incurs duṣkṛta; if both are in the water, it is a pāyattika. The Pañcavargika-vinaya states: Rolling snow into balls or playing with dew on grass tips incurs duṣkṛta. In the Mātṛkā: Even dripping water onto the ground is a duṣkṛta. Exceptions in the Vinaya: If one is traveling and wades through water, or dives into water to retrieve sand, stones, and other items; or if, having learned the art of swimming, one swims, swinging the arms and paddling through the water, causing splashes—these do not constitute an offense.