四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 2.189

2.189

The twelfth precept: frivolous physical and verbal actions. Four conditions: first, personally engaging in frivolous physical and verbal karma; second, repeatedly causing annoyance without stopping; third, being admonished and told to stop by a single-announcement motion of the saṃgha; fourth, continuing to do so, whereupon one incurs the offense. The Dharmaguptaka Vinaya states: "Regarding evasive speech, saying 'To whom were you speaking?' 'What matter were you discussing?' and so forth, all are duṣkṛtas; if one speaks after the motion has been performed, it is a pāyattika. Annoying others includes not coming when one should come, not sitting when one should sit, and other such physical frivolous actions. The rest is like the method for verbal frivolous actions." The Tattvasiddhi-śāstra states: "Although words may be true speech, because they are untimely, they are termed frivolous speech; or although timely, because they follow affliction and lack benefit; or even if beneficial, because the words have no foundation and the principles lack proper order, all are termed frivolous speech." This is precisely when the Vinaya refers to expounding the Dharma for disrespectful persons; all such cases fall under this. The Samantapāsādikā states: "If out of fear of causing disputes in the saṃgha one remains silent, it is permissible." The Vinaya states: "If a senior monk calls and one does not come, it is a duṣkṛta." Situations with no offense: due to poor hearing one does not understand, or if the preceding words were confused, and one says, 'To whom were you speaking?' 'What matter were you discussing?' up to 'I do not see this offense'; if the saṃgha wishes to perform an un-Dharmic and unbeneficial karman and one does not join in harmony with them, not coming when called is not an offense; if an un-Dharmic karman is being performed for oneself, or if one does not wish to know of it, coming when told not to come is not an offense; if taking a meal in a single sitting, if taking a meal without performing the leftover food procedure, or if sick, not getting up when called to get up is not an offense; if facing a life danger or a danger to one's celibacy, getting up when told not to get up is not an offense; if asked with an evil mind and one does not speak to them, or if someone is doing an un-Dharmic deed and one speaks up; or minor slips of speech: in all such cases there is no offense.