四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 3.356

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《僧祇》：然燈法者，不得卒持入房，應唱言：諸大德，燈欲入。乃至滅燈亦爾，先以手遮語之，不聽用口吹、手扇、衣扇，當覉折頭焦去；油多得竟夕。一一如三十五卷中。《五百問》云：續佛光明，晝不得滅，佛無明暗中；以本無言念齊限，故滅有罪。《賢愚》中：目連次知日直，滅燈故也。

The Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya says: Regarding the method of lighting lamps: one must not abruptly carry one into a room; one should call out, 'Venerable sirs, the lamp is about to enter.' The same applies to extinguishing a lamp: first shield it with a hand and announce it; one is not permitted to blow it with the mouth, fan it with the hands, or fan it with clothing; one should snap off the burnt tip [of the wick]; if there is plenty of oil, it may last through the night. Each detail is as in Fascicle 35. The *Five Hundred Questions* says: In maintaining the illumination of the Buddha, it must not be extinguished by day; the Buddha does not dwell in darkness; since there was originally no mental intention to set a limit, extinguishing it incurs a fault. In *The Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish*: Maudgalyāyana was next in order to manage the day's duties, because the lamp had been extinguished.